[Ford Fairlane]

a military base on the moon with Earth as the target makes not the least bit of sense

You never read "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress", did you?

Stable launch platform, and you dont even need nukes, just throw rocks at 'em

[TeleStraightShooter]

true, and good book.

Nothing like utilizing the earths gravity well to propel moon rock to a velocity of ummmm 5 miles a second?
Resulting in a thermonuclear event sans the lingering radiation.

There's just that pesky problem of catapulting those moon rocks over the gravity well...

[BradyLS]

Glad to be your second opinion!