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Political Brawl Erupts In US Over Biden's Nuclear Review Policy; US Set To Scrap Sub-Launched Missiles & Deploy Tactical Nukes To Europe
2022-11-01
[EurasianTimes] According to the British newspaper Daily Telegraph, the US is bringing forward delivery of dozens of guided tactical nuclear weapons, the new B61-12 thermonuclear bombs, to NATO bases, including those in Germany and Italy, within weeks.

It is said that these new bombs that are 12 feet long can be dropped from planes as a "dumb" gravity bomb or in "guided drop mode" with an accuracy of within 30 meters.
Close counts in horse shoes, hand grenades, kissing... and nukes.
The US is also said to be having 100 older B61s stored at European bases.

The US bombs being delivered to Europe can be dropped by a variety of aircraft, including B-2 stealth bombers and smaller warplanes like the F-15, F-35, and Tornado.
Milley disagrees with the decision, so...
Now can everybody please stop posturing about this?

Posted by:Anomalous Sources

#7  ^ thank you. Slim was the the man.
Posted by: Super Hose   2022-11-01 20:58  

#6  
Posted by: Dale   2022-11-01 14:39  

#5  What is RoboSub?
Posted by: Skidmark   2022-11-01 13:55  

#4  I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that one of the key reasons for looking at land based vice sub based nuclear weapons is that the pool of schoolkids in America is dwindling as far as those capable and willing to go to sea on a submarine for a career. Looking at the future, there will be less capable talent there. So much so that this will be a strategic platform choice factor.

I wish I was wrong.
Posted by: Penguin_of_the_Desert   2022-11-01 12:39  

#3  I guess Slim Pickens is smiling from Heaven, but I am not too big on weapons that likely kill the delivery system and crew. Seems like a set of orders to avoid like a Beach Master MOS or Force ANGLICO.
Posted by: Super Hose   2022-11-01 11:55  

#2  They're talking about sub launched nuke cruise missiles.
The effect of deploying nuke cruise missiles would potentionaly turn every attack sub into a nuke platform. Treaty implications.
Posted by: ed in texas   2022-11-01 11:23  

#1  Just in time for the election!
What could Uncle Sniffer have in mind?
Posted by: Big Brother Is Sniffing You    2022-11-01 00:14  

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