Tactical Nukes?

[chesty]

Why not use them?

I think of it this way, they are going to do what they want to us like it or not. They wouldn't hesitate to detonate a nuclear device over hear period.

So, why should we be so hesitant.

Let's hear an argument other than it'll start a nuclear war, nuclear winter, etc.

The yields on these tactical nukes are very low yield and the fallout is very low.

They would save countless American lives and that is all I am concerned about.

I'll bet you pop off one or two and Bin Laden will crap his turbin and think twice before his next move.

 

[WODIN]

I'm for it. Really, it would put bigger holes in the ground for sat photos to pic up on.

 

[Frackal]

Lemme ask you this - Why aren't we using them already..? What are the cons of using them?

 

[chesty]

That is a cop out frackal. That was the question I asked of those who wish to reply. So vote and explain your rationale.

 

[Test boy]

I say anything goes in war. But I would not go nuclear unless they went biological, nuclear, or partook in more massive fatalities to Americans. However if we think we have a fix on OBL or something of great military value, I say use a tactical nuke if that is what it takes.

 

[Frackal]

Jeez...I'm not trying to cop-out of anything...I am not informed enough on this subject to form an opinion, so I was simply asking a question that's all. The question is, what is the official reason for not using tactical nukes already?

 

[Laserdude]

If I were GWB I would have done it 24 hours after they did the Pentagon and the WTC. We had submarines ready to stand and deliver in the area. I am all for the use of the ultimate weapon, this senario is exactly why we built them in the first place. Afganistan is a hard target, I say we should use a few of the ground penetrating missles, and clean them out of their caves.

 

[THE STEEL BEAST]

MORE THAN LIKELY WE ARE USING THEM OR WILL IN THE NEAR FUTURE.........

THE REASON WHY WE DONT HEAR ABOUT IT,BEACAUSE WHEN PEOPLE HEAR THE WORD NUCLEAR AND BOMB IN TEH SAME SENTENCE THEY CONJURE UP A HIROSHIMA IMAGE...........WHAT FUCKING IDIOTS................

 

[Providian]

I'm personally getting tired of hearing people using peacetime sensibilities in a wartime environment.
It's usually by people who've never lived personally through any type of real war-""Oh ,just don't hurt the innocent people-(whine)".
Using tactical nukes-hell, yeah.Otherwise,getting the point across loud and clear to the world is a little difficult when you're busy running around trying not to upset anyone for fear of admonishment.
Anti-American Rally's in other country's. Why should we pay any attention to them?
Hurting innocent civilians by our bombings. This country is already down about 8000 innocent civilians.Do what has to be done.

 

[DcupSheepNipples]

They are on their way! A B-2 bomber deploys a B61-11 'bunker busting' nuclear bomb casing.

 

[sathanas]

You guys think the US is the only country with nukes?
You really wanna risk a country like pakistan or india launching a few nukes towards the US?

 

[BigGuns2]

I'm absolutely in favor of using them. That is the only way we can kill Bin Laden and his advisors while they are in their bunkers. I would much rather kill Bin Laden with a nuke than loose one soldier's life in flushing him out of the ground.

 

[DcupSheepNipples]

Sure, Pakistan and India can try but their nukes won't get very far! They have no ICBM's.

 

[Providian]

If we're gonna take battle actions based on what other country's think and might do, then we should just surrender right now.

So Pakistan and India have nuclear weapons- I wasn't under the impression that we were attacking those country's, and the control of the nukes is still by the govts. that support our actions, at least on paper.

Victory never came to anyone who tempered their behavior because of what others might think. The country with the biggest set of balls will always be in control-not the country that cowers at the criticism of others, retreats in fear of retaliation, or takes the "high road" when dealing with out of control fanatics.

 

[Warik]

THE REASON WHY WE DONT HEAR ABOUT IT,BEACAUSE WHEN PEOPLE HEAR THE WORD NUCLEAR AND BOMB IN TEH SAME SENTENCE THEY CONJURE UP A HIROSHIMA IMAGE...........WHAT FUCKING IDIOTS................

Didn't the Japanese surrender 0.001 milliseconds after the second atomic bomb dropping?

... and nukes are a bad thing?

Puzzling.

-Warik

 

[Warik]

You really wanna risk a country like pakistan or india launching a few nukes towards the US?

Oh please... we don't have to worry about nukes being launched at the U.S. because we spent the last 8 years strengthening our military and building a nuclear defense shield to intercept and destroy any nukes that could possibly be launch... er... oh wait... we had a Democrat in office for the past 8 years and everyone still thinks a nuclear defense shield is a stupid idea.

Nevermind.

-Warik

 

[MoneyBags]

why is it assumed that if we launch nukes at afghanistan then every country with any nukes will try to nuke us? come on, thats retarded. if any other country even thinks about nuking us we should nuke them until they dont exist. they wouldnt nuke us unless it directly threatened them.

 

[Jeff_rys]

Why not use them?

I think of it this way, they are going to do what they want to us like it or not. They wouldn't hesitate to detonate a nuclear device over hear period.

So, why should we be so hesitant.

Let's hear an argument other than it'll start a nuclear war, nuclear winter, etc.

Well Chesty and Warik with his Japanese A-bombs, this is my opinion:

It was easier to drop A-bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki since the US whas the only nation that had them.
Now it is different. Many Muslim nations do have nukes.

By using nuclear wapons WW3 is just around the corner.

What if every nation that has nukes is going to use them?

Also if you think anybody in the free world is safe and that all nukes can be detected, think again.

The US does not want to start a nuclear WW3.

There can be a nuclair explosion anywhere in the world and after that everyone will say "Jeez, are defension shield didn't work".

I think the US will not use nukes unless they are attacked by them.
They have sofisticated war material enough that they want to try out like they did in Vietnam. So this is a good oppertunity to do so.

I assume the US also produces electricity by using Uranium?
What is someone starts bombing that? You don't need a nuke to do so.

I think Bush has made the right choice doing what he is doing now.