Anyone interested in Australian attitudes to getting nuclear weapons should start with this thread that explains how difficult it is and the US role.
https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/uk-thermonuclear-warheads.10419/post-98670
The UK experience with the US would be similar for Australia.
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In the late 1950s the US deployed a bewildering range of tactical nuclear weapons in Western Europe.
The US Army had its spectacular 280mm atomic cannon mounted between two trucks. It then had smaller 8" warheads for the M115 howitzer which were made available to the UK and other NATO allies...
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Associated with McDonnell-Douglas' Long Range Interceptor (LRI) studies in 1954. Drawing is of the Model 111A weapons bay which could carry 3.
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AIR TO AIR MISSILE CARRYING SPECIAL WARHEAD. 24000LB. THRUST MOTOR. LENGTH 110 INCHES. FIXED FINS. SOLID ROCKET...
Several months after this thread was made North Korea tested cruise missile with range of 1500 kilometers in September of 2021.
During late January of 2022 there was test of even longer range cruise missile by North Korea with range of 1800 kilometers.
That is more than enough to cover...
Also covers early nuclear policy. Has anyone heard of Project Sundial which was apparently a planned gigaton bomb parts of the project remain classified even now.
https://play.acast.com/s/the-world-wars/tsarbomba-theuntoldstoryoftheworldsbiggestnuclearbomb
While the size and importance of France's armed forces in 1914 and 1939 is well understood, their importance since 1945 does not seem to be appreciated.
Until the creation of West Germany's Bundeswehr at the end of the 1950s it was France that bore the brunt of providing the largest West...
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Good morning folks.
I seem to remember back in the early 80's (1984 according to some research) there was a few satelite images released from a House Appropriations Committee of the MIG-29 and SU-27 on a runway during their respective developments (if I remember rightly) I also seem to remember...
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Incredibly hard to predict and very difficult to defend against, I think any current US anti-ballistic missile system would struggle with FOBS. A hypersonic glide vehicle and FOBS is probably the ultimate in nightmares for the western defence system...
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This was a Alternate Cold War story publish in Alternate History.com in 2015
Sadly over years thing went not so well and my co-authors lost interest or had not time anymore.
I have decided to reworking, re-writing, re-editing this Alternate History for this Forum as a Solo...
Quick question: How many W88/Mk5 warheads can actually carry the UGM-133? In the wikipedia we have 8, but I keep finding sources showing/saying 6 warheads?
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Ok, this is a scenario I've been working on for a while now, so I'd like to hear other peoples' thoughts on it. It has some plot devices though (the Soviet Union not completely falling apart, Bush restarting the Cold War, etc), but I think it's realistic enough to seem sane from a glance.
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The UK nuclear deterrent has become after the NHS a political commitment for both Tory and Labour PMs to show their metal. But an earlier Tory PM, Harold Macmillan had his doubts as did Sir Winston Churchill.
Macmillan got on well with the new young US President. Kennedy for his part saw the UK...
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G'day folks, consider this. The TSR2 goes into service and later requires a SLEP, what engines are avaulable and could a big wing be fitted/would it be an improvement?
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Germany was experimenting with various VTOL aircraft during the cold war
in the end they didn't go for any of them.
in this alternate scenario.. what if Germany did order some into production?
1. Which design would be the most likely to lead to operation? they had the VAK 191, DO 31 (this...
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So in the same vein as others....what if Sweden turned more of it's projects into reality and which would they be?
The big one has to be a Swedish Nuclear Weapons program...
Presumably with A36 Strike Aircraft.
Would this have a ballistic missile companion?
Such Nuclear production could make...
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https://www.key.aero/article/paving-way
"There were many proposed developments of the Victor and Vulcan, including two supersonic derivatives, but neither came close to being built. The Avro 732 of 1956 was to have been powered by eight de Havilland Gyron Juniors, four in pairs...
Before Polaris was put out to sea, submarines weren't their only host platform; the USN had their Long Beach and Albany cruisers "fitted for, but not with" with eight Polaris tubes. Also, the Italian Navy and their Cruisers held provisions for Polaris tubes. Still, these plans were dashed after...
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