[PJBankard]

Well let’s look at France and their capacity to make good rational decisions.

A Boomer (SSBN) carriers 240 Nuclear Warheads (24 Trident II missiles with 10 nukes per missile). An ICBM silo may contain 3 nuclear warheads (1 Minuteman III), many are empty or have dummy missiles. Each the silo and the submarine can be taken out; however, a submarine can be taken out with some ease (comparatively) effectively reducing/eliminating the nuclear force and response. Each silo requires a direct nuclear hit to destroy it.

So eliminating the ICBM force would be simply put stupid.

[C19fan]

Based on various arms control treaties the 400 Minuteman IIIs only contain 1 warhead.

[Fred Hayek]

Here’s the flip side. The silo is at a fixed location, and found by reconnaissance satellites (hell, google earth). Now where is that bloody submarine?

[politicianslie]

So eliminating the ICBM force would be simply put stupid.

Elect a DEMONRAT and they will prove you right. Stupid is, as stupid does.