"Mattis Says US Needs Low Yield Nukes" Topic
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 Editor in Chief Bill   | 10 May 2018 7:18 p.m. PST |
Defense Secretary James Mattis called Moscow's strategy of threatening to use low-yield nuclear weapons to get its way "bellicose and cavalier," and he said the administration's plan to develop America's own low-yield nuclear weapons and deploy them on submarines would checkmate the Kremlin… link |
| Lion in the Stars | 10 May 2018 8:17 p.m. PST |
A simpler project would be to publicly remind the Russians that the US considers any nuke a strategic weapon, which requires a strategic launch in response. Regardless of yield. |
| skipper John | 11 May 2018 5:10 a.m. PST |
Oh goodie! Tactical nuclear weapons. |
| Major Mike | 11 May 2018 5:33 a.m. PST |
We use to consider a separation between tactical and strategic which we maintained during the Cold War which would allow us to use a tactical nuke on the battlefield yet not automatically go strategic. The deployment of the Pershing and Pershing 2 gave us the ability to strike Russia proper with a tactical nuke whereas Russia to hit the US would have called for a strategic response. |
| Cacique Caribe | 11 May 2018 6:11 a.m. PST |
Very, very interesting! Dan |
| 15mm and 28mm Fanatik | 11 May 2018 6:41 a.m. PST |
Back in the "good ol' days" of the CW, low yield nukes were even seen in regular artillery shells: link |
| Cacique Caribe | 11 May 2018 7:53 a.m. PST |
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mckrok  | 11 May 2018 9:30 a.m. PST |
I did artillery nukes back in the Cold War. In this context, 'low' yield is a very relative term. 15KT will make a mess. pjm |
| Cacique Caribe | 11 May 2018 9:39 a.m. PST |
I think this was the one used on Godzilla. Dan
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| Striker | 12 May 2018 3:53 a.m. PST |
Just bring back the Davy Crockett. |
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