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posted by janrinok on Wednesday June 06 2018, @12:13PM   Printer-friendly
from the sure-that-will-help dept.

"The Pentagon has completed initial draft plans for several emerging low-yield sea-launched nuclear weapons intended to deter potential attackers and add new precision strike options to those currently possible with the existing arsenal.

While final requirements for both a low-yield sea-launched nuclear cruise missile and long-range sub-launched low-yield warhead are still in development, Pentagon officials tell Warrior Maven the process has taken several substantial new steps forward."

A Trident missile with a low-yield warhead "would offer a yet-to-exist long-range low-yield sea launched weapon. The existing Trident II D5 has a massive 100-kiloton yield, bringing massive destructive power to large swaths of territories – entire cities and well beyond."

foxnews.com/tech/2018/06/05/pentagon-completes-draft-plans-for-new-low-yield-sea-launched-nuclear-weapon.html

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  • (Score: 2) by HiThere on Wednesday June 06 2018, @11:01PM

    by HiThere (866) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday June 06 2018, @11:01PM (#689612) Journal

    It's an interesting coincidence that I just finished reading Walter J. Miller Jr.'s "Canticle for Leibowitz". One hopes it's not a synchronicity.

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