So now it's official

[RedTop]

Originally posted by Nilsen
Depends on what you want to destroy doesnt it?

Say I wanted to destroy L.A.. If I hit with in say..1/2 mile of the middle of L.A. with a nuke missle , and my "Target" was the dead center of it , wouldn't that be close enuff to level it?

[WhiteHawk]

Originally posted by Shuckins
If NK starts tossing nukes will it be our fault?

If we attack NK and the start throwing nukes around, it will be our fault.  The question is, do we deserve it?  Why do we go into Iraq to look for some canister full of rat poison on a deserted barn in the desert when NK is screaming hi and mighty that they have nukes and are itching to use them on somebody.

[Boroda]

Originally posted by RedTop
So a Nuke needs to hit pretty much on target to do any damage? Is that what you mean here Borada?

Yes.

Don't overestimate nuclear weapons. It's just a big bomb. Accuracy is more important for destroying a certain target then power of explosion. If we are talking of primitive  devices that DPRK probably has - accuracy is a main factor.

Scuds had a standard  dispersion of 300m IIRC, or even more in "upgraded" versions.

I think that a country posessing less then 10 nuclear charges will use them at the battlefield rather then terrorizing enemy by bombing cities.

But a 20 kiloton explosion over field positions probably destroys only one regiment.

[Nilsen]

Originally posted by RedTop
Say I wanted to destroy L.A.. If I hit with in say..1/2 mile of the middle of L.A. with a nuke missle , and my "Target" was the dead center of it , wouldn't that be close enuff to level it?

If that was your target you would level most of LA.

if your target was slightly under ground then no.

[RedTop]

Surface/Air blast was my reference. Thanks

[Boroda]

Originally posted by RedTop
Say I wanted to destroy L.A.. If I hit with in say..1/2 mile of the middle of L.A. with a nuke missle , and my "Target" was the dead center of it , wouldn't that be close enuff to level it?

There is a big difference between a 20 kiloton bomb dropped on Hiroshima and a 10 megaton warhead of Titan-II.

[Nilsen]

Originally posted by RedTop
Surface/Air blast was my reference. Thanks

In that case you are prolly correct. The target would go away

[GreenCloud]

ahh funny euros...

"There always there when they need us"



yes..again..its tuff to accept..when ur not the top country


funny to me..Nk only wants to talk with us...F them..let them starve..and die..hell all u euros supported saddam killn his own..


but we will get ..all the blame...its called Player Hate'n


we have seen it for decades..nothen new

i think its funny and sad..but more funny...cause im lucky enuff to be a citizen of the USA


Maybe NK with have a mysterious explosion? ; )

[Tumor]

Originally posted by RedTop
....No warnings last year? I remember hearing about them wanting to make nukes last spring. I heard it ALOT. I think maybe you didn't. I know I did. On the news , radio , every dang day for a while.

FYI: The first time I heard a Defense analyst speculate on the high probability of NK already having a nuke was 1994.

[Tumor]

Originally posted by RedTop
....No warnings last year? I remember hearing about them wanting to make nukes last spring. I heard it ALOT. I think maybe you didn't. I know I did. On the news , radio , every dang day for a while.

FYI: The first time I heard a Defense analyst speculate on the high probability of NK already having a nuke was 1994.

[RedTop]

Thanks Tumor:)