> I was more concerned, personally, with chem/bio and > radiological > weapons. Dirty bombs would be pretty vicious. Nukes > not so much because > apart from Scuds -- which I've always thought of as > late-model V-1s -- > I don't think Iraq had much of a delivery platform.
Nope. V-1s (aka "Doodlebugs" or "Buzzbombs") are the granddaddy's of modern cruise missiles. You're thinking of the V-2. http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/russia/theater/r-11.htm SCUDS are tactical/operational battlefield missiles designed to deliver tactical nuclear warheads. Although SCUDs and the Iraqi in-house mods have NO capabilities to deliver to the US, they certainly can threaten all of their neighbours, and there are other ways to deliver nuclear weapons, of course (such as smuggling on a cargo ship and detonating it in a US harbor). Damon. ===== ------------------------------------------------------------ Damon Agretto [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum." http://www.geocities.com/garrand.geo/index.html Now Building: Revell Germany's M60A3 ------------------------------------------------------------ __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
