XPost: uk.d-i-y   
   From: steve@walker-family.me.uk   
      
   On 17/09/2021 12:43, Pancho wrote:   
   > On 17/09/2021 11:33, Steve Walker wrote:   
   >   
   >>   
   >> But subs hide much better. Time taken to arrive is not a problem for a   
   >> retaliatory weapon though.   
   >>   
   >   
   > Do they? With modern equipment. I actually suspect subs are more   
   > vulnerable to being taken out in a pre-emptive strike. I think the UK   
   > often has just one operational trident sub.   
      
   Subs are far more hidden than any land-based system. At times of high   
   tension, they will usually arrange for more than one to be at sea at the   
   same time - indeed this was one of the arguments against the Lib-Dem   
   proposal to save money by buying fewer.   
      
   > Governments lie about the real reasons to placate the public.   
   >   
   > Most of the cash poor nuclear powers rely on mobile land nukes. Trains,   
   > lorries, multiple geographically distance launch sites. More weapons for   
   > your money. These are countries which are most likely to face a first   
   > strike.   
      
   More weapons, but easier to wipe-out pre-emptively.   
      
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