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  1. R

    Does 'Flexible Response' NEED 'massive Retaliation' first?

    The 'Massive Retaliation' era ~1957-1967 appears to have skewed Defence Projects and Procurement compared to what occurred previously and what occurred in the 'Flexible Response' era where conventional forces were given much greater priority compared to nuclear forces. This made me think that if...
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    • cold war great britain north atlantic treaty organisation nuclear battlefield soviet union sub-strategic nuke tactical nuke united states warsaw pact west germany western europe world war iii
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    • Forum: Alternative History and Future Speculation
  2. uk 75

    France's Ultimate Warning

    From the 70s to the end of the Cold War France deployed its own tracked vehicle launched battlefield nuclear missile, Pluton. A truck and trailer mounted replacement Hades was entering service as the Cold War ended. In peacetime Pluton and its warheads were stationed in France. However, once a...
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    • air launched cruise missile armeé de l'air armée de l'air et de l'espace armée de terre cold war cold war ii cruise missile force de dissuasion france icbm irbm marine nationale nuclear battlefield post-cold war pre-strategic slbm sub-strategic nuke tactical nuke
    • Replies: 46
    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  3. AN/AWW-14(V)

    AGM-86

    A staple of the Air Force's long-range strike portfolio has come to the end of the road. The AGM-86C/D Conventional Air-Launched Cruise Missile (CALCM), the non-nuclear sibling of the AGB-86B that remains in service as the backbone of the B-52's nuclear strike mission, is being put rest after...
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    • air combat command alcm calcm cold war cold war ii cruise missile early 21st century late 20th century nuclear battlefield post-cold war strategic air command sub-strategic nuke tactical nuke united states air force
    • Replies: 36
    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  4. Dynoman

    Tactical Nuclear Weapons Against Hanoi

    I don't believe this topic has been introduced before, and if so please excuse the thread. In 1959 the Aerospace Research Projects Agency (ARPA) organized a think tank, code named JASON, composed of America's leading scientist to analyze various high level programs and topics that could...
  5. S

    Hades IRBM (France)

    Would anyone possibly possess illustrations of the TEL for this missile, which was supposed to replace Pluton? Thanks.
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    • armée de terre chemical / biological weapons cold war federal republic of germany force hadès france french fifth republic intermediate range ballistic missile irbm north atlantic treaty organisation nuclear battlefield post-cold war pre-strategic sub-strategic nuke tactical nuke west germany western europe
    • Replies: 37
    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
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