Posted on 07/13/2005 6:28:56 PM PDT by wagglebee
I'm no expert, but I handled weapons for the USAF in the 90's, and they are pretty robust.Nukes are a different story; you wanna keep heading down this road?
By weapons, I meant tactical nukes carried by F-15's, F-16's, and A-10's. And no, this road is going nowhere.
tactical nukes'They' still obey the laws of physics and the active components, to quote BeHoldAPaleHorse "The critical components raidiate, oxidate, and deteriorate."
IOW, every nuke has a shelf life, even ours.
Good thread on this on a closely related note:
20 Nuclear Suitcase Bombs inside the USA
Those clowns, our enemies, have trouble organizing all what I would call 'basic manuevers' via a few highly-motivated and driven individuals at the 'top' of their org structures; witness Mohammed Atta and the two planes which stuck the WTC towerrs - I submit to you that the other two aircraft did not reach their intended targets owing to the actual ineffectiveness of those crews aboard. One aircraft instead settled for a target of opportunity, the other didn't stand a chance once 'our' rules of engagement changed after the passengers learned via GTE Airphone what was happening ...
YES! You're the winner!
So, after reading this article and ASSUMING there is some truth to it, the big question is...
...where are they now?
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