Know your enemy, and then what?

[AntiVenmVette007 at aol.com]

In a message dated 09/17/2001 9:15:52 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
gary.heuston at afwa.af.mil writes:


The biggest worry when it comes to Nuclear weapons is a Nuclear Winter...thats
when so many Nuclear weapons have been detonated that the ash and dust thrown 
up
actually obscures the sun and causes a blackout condition on Earth, 
essentially
killing off all life...I don't remember how many would have to be thrown for
this to happen, but it is a lot.


  Most of them. And secondly, proper atmospheric detonation does not stir up 
much more then the Mushroom Cloud. You all have to remember the side effects 
of Atmospheric Detonation of Intercontinental Ballistic Weapons. 
1). There are multiple automatic anti ICBM installations both on the planet 
and on stationary earth orbit satellites. To stop each of our "Nukes" from 
getting answered by all other major powers also posesing "Nukes" would 
require them shutting down their automated defenses!! GOOD LUCK!!
2). Any planetary launch could possibly cause a Nuclear Holocaust.
3). The massive release of energy causes disruption, or altogether failure of 
many electronic and other communications devices all over the planet. This 
radiation bounces off the atmosphere and "Echo's" multiple times around the 
world. 
4).  Satellites can be knocked out of orbit, and instrumentation on aircraft 
failures even 100s of miles away. Not to remention all the other obvious side 
effects.
   I think that if we use any weapon of mass destruction we should use city 
killers made of conventional explosives. Like they use to exterminate areas 
infected by germ warfare. If you have seen the movie "Outbreak" then you know 
what IM talking about. I believe Thermite Plasma rings a bell?? Also, our 
present day Intercontinental Cruise missiles can carry a wide variety of 
warheads. From Napalm, to cluster bombs, germ agents, and antipersonnel 
mines, yes even Thermonuclear.  I think it would take several cruise missiles 
to rival the cost of one Nuke. No American would even have to step foot on 
enemy soil. Nuf said.
  Justin
   
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