Re: GMD Intercept Success


Ed Kyle wrote:

But I wonder what the difference would be between today,
when the U.S. can attack at will with little fear of counterstrike,
and a future when more and more potential adversaries will
be able to counterstrike. And not just a one-day attack, but
over and over again for days and weeks and months.

Again, this "over and over again" is totally dependent on America
_tolerating_ the situation. The President would have the power to end
it at any time by ordering an unrestricted nuclear bombardment of the
foe (this would, among other things, rupture the supply lines to the
missiles, even if the missiles managed to remain hidden and hence
unbombarded). The President knows this, _and the American PEOPLE know
it_ (in fact, the American people if anything _over_-estimate the power
of nuclear weapons).

The enemy would, quite likely, be buying its own annihilation by the
use of this tactic.

- Jordan

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