Russian Paranoia

[bigpaul]

I was given the impression that modern nuclear warheads are much smaller(and more accurate) than those back in the cold war.

[Devonian]

(3 April 2015, 09:16)Straight Shooter Wrote: One thing that has been put out there the last decade....is TACTICAL NUCLEAR WEAPONS ...what,s that about ??...could this mean SMALL !......" I,m only little ....look see ...I don,t do major damage really.... only well targeted pin pointed stuff " ....nothing for you to worry about....honest !! a good way for their use to be quietly introduced and excepted on a global scale......NOTHING would surprise me with the idiots running the show......from any side........ most of which are to dumb to have a headache

Yes, as I understand it, these could simply be cruise missiles with nuclear war heads, which is probably the type of weapons being carrier by the Tupolev Tu-95 (Russian Bear's) which keep testing UK airspace/reaction times.

(3 April 2015, 09:22)bigpaul Wrote: I was given the impression that modern nuclear warheads are much smaller(and more accurate) than those back in the cold war.

I think both are available there are still plenty of the old ICBM's sat in underground silo's or in the case of the Russians mounted on lorries and on trains!

[bigpaul]

I thought a lot of the odd ones were done away with under one of the previous reduction treaties long ago.

[Devonian]

(3 April 2015, 11:08)bigpaul Wrote: I thought a lot of the odd ones were done away with under one of the previous reduction treaties long ago.

Here you go:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intercontin...dern_ICBMs

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_wea...ns_arsenal

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_wea..._of_Russia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_wea...om#Trident

Yes the physical numbers of warheads/missiles have greatly reduced, but there are still plenty of them to go around......

[bigpaul]

yeah, even one is too many!!