re: Low-Yield Nukes Are Easier to Use Without Being Noticed

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Success_Machine — 6/17/2004 4:08:25 AM (archived)

Suppose there is another war in the future... (unlikely I know), and the US has kilotonne-yield nukes. They could be employed by the dozens, and it wouldn't come out until after the war is over -- just like all the crap about Iraq in the media now.

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US Senate Backs Bush on New Nuclear Weapons - Success_Machine - 6/16/2004 10:08:48 AM
- re: US Senate Backs Bush on New Nuclear Weapons - David F Mayer - 6/17/2004 6:38:56 PM
  - re: Clandestine WMD Program in the USA - Success_Machine - 6/17/2004 7:12:06 PM
    - You MUST be kidding. The USA is a democracy. It faces nuclear threats from tyrannies. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 6/18/2004 1:07:09 AM
- 'Spur' an arms race? - SDAI-Tech1 - 6/17/2004 3:35:20 AM
  - re: Low-Yield Nukes Are Easier to Use Without Being Noticed - Success_Machine - 6/17/2004 4:08:25 AM
    - Sort of like saying "wildebeasts are easier to hide in your living room than elephants" - R.L. - 6/18/2004 5:06:21 PM
    - Impossible not to be notices. Even the smallest nuclear explosion generates a microwave pulse that could be found easily. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 6/17/2004 6:41:13 PM
    - And that is a tactical advantage. - SDAI-Tech1 - 6/17/2004 4:47:54 AM

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