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New Nuclear Warhead Design For US
Posted on Saturday, March 03 at 17:34 by Anonymous
The US Congress authorised design work on a new warhead in 2005 on the basis that there would not be any fresh missile tests.
No nuclear underground tests have been conducted since a ban in 1992.
The new warhead, due to be operational in five years' time, will be used to replace Trident missiles on submarines.
Making the announcement, US officials said the plan was simply to replace older, less reliable warheads with a safer version.
However, says the BBC's Jamie Coomarasamy in Washington, at a moment when the White House is trying to stop North Korea and Iran developing their nuclear programmes, some see the decision to press ahead with a new US warhead as sending an unfortunate mixed message.
Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein was among the critics in Congress.
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Published: 2007/03/03 03:04:19 GMT
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That should make the world feel so much more comfortable. Oxymoron used by those without the Oxy. Here goes the strutting between nations and apparently not an "arms race" but just a display of power.
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"and the knowledge they fear is a weapon to be used against them"
"The Weapon" - Rush
Probably couldn't kill enough people in one strike. Bigger is better!
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Here's an example:
take one 12 gauge shotgun.
get 1 slug shell, and 1 standard 12 guage shell.
fire each at a wall, then look at the area damaged.
the standard shell will damage more area every time.
it's the same with warheads.
five 200 kiloton warheads will damage more area than a single 1 megaton.
That's one of the reasons they invented MIRV's in the first place.
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"and the knowledge they fear is a weapon to be used against them"
"The Weapon" - Rush
Actualy I don't care. They obviously want to make the new killing device more efficent.
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Efficiency has little to do with it.
R&D profits, probably into the billions, have EVERYTHING to do with it, no to mention profits from contracts for supply and maintenance.
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"and the knowledge they fear is a weapon to be used against them"
"The Weapon" - Rush
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Expect little from life and get more from it.
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"and the knowledge they fear is a weapon to be used against them"
"The Weapon" - Rush
Unfortunatly!
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Expect little from life and get more from it.