Hi Yaacov; Re tactical nukes. We have conventional weapons that are sufficiently destructive.
The larger FAEs are supposed to kill everyone (even in bunkers) within 1/2 mile of the center. And there are lots of smaller ones. The only difference between those and theatre nukes is that theatre nukes are smaller, and therefore easier to transport. Flight 800 was probably taken out with an accidental FAE type explosion in its fuselage fuel cell. Try these out for unclassified information:
(2) A minimum of 1,000 meters safe separation distance shall be used for all aviation-delivered ordnance with the following exceptions:
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(f) Fuel Air Explosives (FAE): 2,000 meters
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mcagcc.usmc.mil
More official military links mentioning FAEs:
doctrine.quantico.usmc.mil
doctrine.quantico.usmc.mil
fas.org
au.af.mil
dtic.mil
After you've read the above links and realized that FAEs exist but public information on them is kind of ummmmm limited, you can read BS links about them here:
csis.org
www2b.abc.net.au
nawcwpns.navy.mil
nawcwpns.navy.mil
fas.org
zianet.com
Sure nukes are smaller, but the US has plenty of transport capability, so we don't have to use them.
So quit talking about using nukes, you're going to scare people. It's scary enough as it is. Conventional weapons have advanced by incredible leaps since the last major war (WW2).
It's very fortunate that all the major powers appear to be lining up on the same side on this one. Right now, it looks to me like it will be a religious / class war, where the losing side will be the lower class Moslem religious fanatics, while the winning side will be the other 95% of the world. It could get very, very, very ugly, but no nukes will be needed.
-- Carl |
