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2014-06-24 Home Front: WoT

U.S. Eliminates Multi-Warheads on All Minuteman 3's

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Posted by Steve White 2014-06-24 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 By treaty, the Trident D5 is limited to eight W88 thermonuclear warheads in a MIRV configuration.

Just saying.

Posted by Squinty 2014-06-24 00:34|| 2014-06-24 00:34|| Front Page Top

#2 Besides overwhelming non-nuclear ABM defenses, A MIRV warhead is capable of laying down a star pattern. The overpressure zones overlap increasing the destructive power (i.e. increasing the pounds per square inch on structures in the blast radius) at the center.

Posted by Squinty 2014-06-24 00:45|| 2014-06-24 00:45|| Front Page Top

#3 Early cluster bombs. Less localized overkill.

So 2x450 surplus warheads? They going in a embassy warehouse somewhere?

Posted by Skidmark 2014-06-24 02:26|| 2014-06-24 02:26|| Front Page Top

#4 Given the issues in the AF Strategic Command nuke forces, it's a lot easier to account for them on top of the missiles than where they go now.

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-06-24 08:36|| 2014-06-24 08:36|| Front Page Top

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