Meanwhile, in Other News...

By Tim on February 23, 2003 11:35 PM | No Comments | 2 TrackBacks

The New York Times reports that the U.S. Air Force Space Command is contemplating arming some of its intercontinental ballistic missiles with conventional weapons. I imagine that an ICBM with an appropriately designed, guided, conventional re-entry vehicle could be a very effective rapid-delivery system. But remember, launching even one of these things sets off alarms all over the world. Talk about tooth-grinding anxiety as the Space Command tries to convince Beijing that, no, it's not nuking anybody, certainly not China, no, it's just delivering conventional weapons to North Korea, yes, really.

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U.S. Considers Conventional Warheads on Nuclear Missiles from Scrap Book 127 on February 26, 2003 9:51 AM

Tim Hadley writes, "The New York Times reports that the U.S. Air Force Space Command is contemplating arming some of its intercontinental ballistic missiles with conventional weapons. I imagine that an ICBM with an appropriately designed, guided, conve... Read More

U.S. Considers Conventional Warheads on Nuclear Missiles from Scrap Book 127 on February 26, 2003 9:55 AM

Tim Hadley writes, "The New York Times reports that the U.S. Air Force Space Command is contemplating arming some of its intercontinental ballistic missiles with conventional weapons. I imagine that an ICBM with an appropriately designed, guided, conve... Read More

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