Subs were for the very OPPOSITE reason. They were so our missile couldn't be neutralized by a soviet first strike.
-- Timothy Heald Analyst, Architect, Developer [EMAIL PROTECTED] W: 202-228-8372 C: 703-300-3911 -----Original Message----- From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 2:57 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Bush reconfirms nuking Iran, sorry :) I define first strike as attacking first. Ballistic missile subs are one way to have first strike capability. Also, the missile silos in Turkey. The USSR didn't get into first strike range until they started putting things in Cuba. > -----Original Message----- > From: Jerry Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 2:50 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Bush reconfirms nuking Iran, sorry :) > > Define "First Strike". > > If you are talking "preemptive launch", we didn't. If we were, there > would have been no need for ballistic missile subs. Ballistic missile > launched from surface ships would have been more than good enough. > > If you are talking "first salvo", we spent so much in a policy called > Mutually Assured Descruction, or MAD. The idea being that our > retalitory first salvo would be so overwhelming that the USSR could > have gained nothing in the exchange. The reason the USSR spent so much > money was because they didn't believe we wouldn't launch first, and > therefore built up to similar MAD levels. > > > On 4/18/06, Nick McClure <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Then why did we spend so much time and money placing weapons in > locations > > where the only option for their use would have been first strike? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:204697 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
