To: redgolum
Assuming no sabotage of our satellite downlink stations, yes, NORAD would notice the launches. Reaction times for ICBMs launched from China and subs near it would be on the order of 15 - 20 minutes. For IRBMs (especially low trajectory ones) from nearer subs, it might be as little as 5 minutes. Imagine the scenario! Would we really launch on warning? Or would we follow the PDD-60 approach - "just to be sure?" That is the question of our time!
59 posted on
07/15/2005 11:36:09 AM PDT by
GOP_1900AD
(Stomping on "PC," destroying the Left, and smoking out faux "conservatives" - Take Back The GOP!)
To: GOP_1900AD
That is the question of our time! Sure, but what should we do? Get out of the cities? Go live in cornfields?
81 posted on
07/15/2005 12:07:29 PM PDT by
RightWhale
(Substance is essentially the relationship of accidents to itself)
To: GOP_1900AD; All
Just a little brain storm.
If I remember right, it takes a set length of wiring before the EMP really takes effect. Would some smaller electronics survive it better? It has been awhile since I had to do that math, and I can't remember how.
134 posted on
07/15/2005 5:01:38 PM PDT by
redgolum
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