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   72y33 to The Natural Philosopher   
   Re: OT Nuclear U-Boats; how do they cond   
   18 Sep 21 11:51:29   
   
   XPost: uk.d-i-y   
   From: 72y33@gmail.com   
      
   The Natural Philosopher  wrote   
   > On 17/09/2021 14:43, Pancho wrote:   
   >> On 17/09/2021 13:17, The Natural Philosopher wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>> Most of the cash poor nuclear powers rely on mobile land nukes.   
   >>>   
   >>> There are no cash poor nuclear powers.   
   >>>   
   >>> You need to be pretty well heeled to build a bomb   
   >>>   
   >>> Wiki:   
   >>>   
   >>> Contents   
   >>>   
   >>>      1 Statistics and force configuration   
   >>>      2 Recognized nuclear-weapon states   
   >>>          2.1 United States   
   >>>          2.2 Russia (successor to the Soviet Union)   
   >>>          2.3 United Kingdom   
   >>>          2.4 France   
   >>>          2.5 China   
   >>>      3 States declaring possession of nuclear weapons   
   >>>          3.1 India   
   >>>          3.2 Pakistan   
   >>>          3.3 North Korea   
   >>>      4 States indicated to possess nuclear weapons   
   >>>          4.1 Israel   
   >>>      5 Launch authority   
   >>>      6 Nuclear weapons sharing   
   >>>      7 States formerly possessing nuclear weapons   
   >>>          7.1 South Africa   
   >>>          7.2 Former Soviet Republics   
   >>>   
   >>> None of those are 'cash poor'   
   >>> None of them lack at the very least a functional air force and some   
   >>> missile capability   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >> North Korea.   
   >>   
   > doesn't have nuclear weapons.   
      
   We know it has because we have seen them test   
   those and we know that’s where Pakistan got theirs.   
      
   > just *says* it has   
      
   Wrong.   
      
   >>> Trains,   
   >>>> lorries, multiple geographically distance launch sites. More weapons   
   >>>> for your money. These are countries which are most likely to face a   
   >>>> first strike.   
   >>>>   
   >>> You are making this up, completely. Talking out of your arse really.   
   >>   
   >>    
   > So not a train -  a missile.   
      
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