Posted on 12/04/2005 12:02:04 PM PST by Excuse_My_Bellicosity
Edited on 12/04/2005 12:04:13 PM PST by Lead Moderator. [history]
....buh bye Iran!!!!
Well, with our ICBM's, SLBMs, and the B-2s and B-1s, this was a foregone conclusion.
But how could this be? The alphabet networks and Donald Trump keep saying that Bush is doing nothing about Korea and Iran. :)
Any details as to how quickly the various types of lightning strikes could be? Say, like 15-30 minutes max to any one location? If I were a middle eastern (or south asian) Islamofascist, I wouldn't be able to sleep at night knowing U.S. submarines lying dormant in the Indian Ocean or South China Sea could launch several dozen nuclear tipped missiles anywhere in my direction, in a matter of minutes. A nightmare scenario, indeed. How pleasant.
So, whats new? We had global strike capabilities 40 years ago! Re-stating the obvious, in case they weren't paying attention, probably.
True, but it never hurts to prod them with a big stick......just to make sure they are awake.
> So, whats new?
Possibly as little as rapid centralized re-targetting of
all strategic weapons systems.
Possibly as much as one or more unnamed classified
weapons now operational.
Sounds like the good old days of the fifties and the ICBM.
Yep, sounds like Kim and the Ayatollah aren't getting the message, so we're doing some things to explain it to them. They probably won't get it until their capital cities become glass-bottomed self-lighting parking lot.
You mean our military forces are....[gulp]....capable?!?
What kind of nonsense is this????
Anyone hear of the Trident Submarine fleet being decommissioned?
I have not!
If from a sub or destroyer the cruise missile from 50 miles away (off the coast of North Korea) the launch to impact time would be about 6 minutes. You could pour yourself a drink but do not count on time to have a second one. If ICBM launch from the USA you are talking about 30 minutes. If ICBM launch from mid Pacific 15 to 20 minutes. You would have time for that second drink and maybe just maybe if you are fast you could have a third drink, and you will need it because all hell will come down on your butt.
If from a sub or destroyer the cruise missile from 50 miles away (off the coast of North Korea) the launch to impact time would be about 6 minutes. You could pour yourself a drink but do not count on time to have a second one. If ICBM launch from the USA you are talking about 30 minutes. If ICBM launch from mid Pacific 15 to 20 minutes. You would have time for that second drink and maybe just maybe if you are fast you could have a third drink, and you will need it because all hell will come down on your butt.
An Bru!
hmmmm
Excellent news. We need to keep our nuclear response razor sharp.
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