Suitcase nukes vs. ladders
Beloved by idea-dry screenwriters and fear-mongering politicians alike, the suitcase nuke shows up not only in movies and TV shows, but also on the list of dire threats to national security on the White House’s website. Now comes word that such conveniently portable nuclear bombs probably don’t exist, and possibly never did.
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Letting loose with nukes
When Dick Cheney assured the pubic in 2002 that it was “a bit over the top” to suggest that the Bush administration was considering “preemptive nuclear strikes” as part of its overall defense strategy, it seemed a safe bet that he was being “a bit less than honest”. It was, and he [...]