[ManHunter]

Then we’ll agree to disagree. The term has been in use by more than intellectual eggheads for decades and, in my mind, a candidate for president ought to be at least somewhat conversant in such things.

[mkjessup]

Ok, fine by me. I must be an egghead because to be honest, I have used that term 'triad' in the past but the more important issue is to maintain a balance of weapons.

When I was a teenager, we had 1054 ICBM's (1000 Minutemen, 54 Titan II), 656 SLBM's (Polaris and Poseidon missiles being phased in) and approximately 500 to 600 strategic bombers, B-52's, B-58's and some remaining B-47's capable of intercontinental missions with in-flight refueling. THAT was a good mix.

But during the Nixon Administration, Melvin Laird began pushing the idea of reducing land based missiles with the idea of removing easy targets from Soviet planners, whether that was a valid idea was never proven.

Sorry for the long winded rant, we start talking about strategic weapons and it brings out my inner General Ripper, lol

Have a good day Sir.