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Title: Missions for Nuclear Weapons after the Cold War
Post by: Wolfala on February 16, 2005, 03:48:35 AM

A very interesting read assuming you get through all 75 pages. Written 28th Jan 2005.


http://www.fas.org/main/content.jsp?formAction=297&contentId=377

Salutes!

Wolf

Title: Missions for Nuclear Weapons after the Cold War
Post by: Nilsen on February 16, 2005, 04:07:24 AM

nukes are so über !

Title: Missions for Nuclear Weapons after the Cold War
Post by: Estel on February 16, 2005, 02:31:32 PM

Just began reading. Interesting thing, but very disputable in some questions.

Title: Missions for Nuclear Weapons after the Cold War
Post by: Chairboy on February 16, 2005, 02:58:37 PM

How about:

(http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~sherrin/orion/images/orion_title.jpg)

Title: Missions for Nuclear Weapons after the Cold War
Post by: Wolfala on February 16, 2005, 03:53:32 PM

I don't think launching 'old bang bang' is what they had in mind.

Title: Missions for Nuclear Weapons after the Cold War
Post by: Sabre on February 16, 2005, 04:45:19 PM

Duh! The nukes are there to destroy the giant comet (or meteor...can't remember which).  Come on...didn't you watch Armaggedon or Deep Impact?

Title: Missions for Nuclear Weapons after the Cold War
Post by: Halo on February 16, 2005, 11:08:06 PM

Exhausting.  Main idea seems to be that it would not be good for anyone in the long run if nuclear weapons were ever used again.

But ... nukes still have substantial deterrent value (and the Atomic Scientists split hairs about that too).  

Numbers still count big.  From the West's standpoint, nukes have always been an ace against getting overwhelmed by larger numbers of forces from the East (speaking primarily of defending Europe).  

Excellent discussion about China's nuclear force and what it may be deciding about adequate numbers for itself.