All Bets Are ON

[R. A. Hettinga]

> At 6:13 PM +0100 on 3/12/02, Eugene Leitl wrote:
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>> FAEs are big and heavy, nukes are compact. This involves the logistics of
>> delivering it to remote parts of the world, and how small your weapon
>> platform can be. Also, FAEs are useless is you want to nuke a city via
>> ballistic delivery, which is very difficult to protect against.
>
>
>http://www.weeklystandard.com/Utilities/printer_preview.asp?idArticle=1005&R=4F58212E3
>
> Sucking the Oxygen Out of a Cave
> During Operation Anaconda, the United States rolled out a new weapon--the
>thermobaric bomb. It's worse than a Daisy Cutter, and it may have Saddam's
>name on it.
> by Victorino Matus
> 03/12/2002 12:01:00 AM
>

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