08-12-2021, 10:09 AM
(08-12-2021, 09:25 AM)Tim Randal Walker Wrote: The Chinese use nukes to depopulate the USA? So...the Chinese would view a radioactive waste land as ripe for colonization?
On the other hand, I can easily imagine nukes being part of scenario in which the mainland either invades Taiwan, or tries to bring Taiwan to its knees with a blockade. If not actually detonated, then used to bully. One tactic might be to threaten Japan or South Korea with nukes to dissuade the USA from intervening
For some period in the past, there were neutron weapons (though no evidence that any still exist inany weapons aresenal). If produced and used, they cause virtually no blast-effect damage, the neutrons kill all life, and the infrastructre is left intact for future use. Jimmy Carter considered building pure-fussion versions, but changed his mind.
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