sub-strategic nuke

  1. uk 75

    Air Defence of Great Britain

    Ever since the first Zeppelin raids in World War 1 the vulnerability of the civilian population of the UK to attack from the air has been a major factor in shaping our armed forces. The tile "Air Defence of Great Britain" comes from the organisation set up to meet the only air threat imagined in...
    • uk 75
    • Thread
    • air defence ballistic missile defense british army cold war cold war ii cruise missile interwar period nuclear battlefield raf fighter command raf strike command royal air force royal navy strategic bomber strategic defence sub-strategic nuke tactical nuke uk air defence region united kingdom world war i world war ii
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: The Bar
  2. 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...
    • Rule of cool
    • Thread
    • 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
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: Alternative History and Future Speculation
  3. 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...
    • uk 75
    • Thread
    • 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
  4. Orionblamblam

    UK Limited Nuclear War Target List

    If things get more interesting, what targets in the UK might Putin nuke? An interesting video, and some backup data: UK Limited Nuclear War Target List View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYWcgF4Wwog
    • Orionblamblam
    • Thread
    • cold war cold war ii electronic warfare emp / emi great britain nuclear battlefield russian federation soviet union sub-strategic nuke tactical nuke ukrainian crisis united kingdom
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: The Bar
  5. fightingirish

    AGM-109 / BGM-109 Tomahawk / Gryphon Concepts, Projects and Prototypes

    • fightingirish
    • Thread
    • air combat command air launched cruise missile alcm anti-submarine warfare calcm cold war cold war ii cruise missile early 21st century glcm ground launched cruise missile late 20th century nuclear battlefield post-cold war strategic air command sub-strategic nuke submarine-launched cruise missile tactical nuke tactical reconnaissance united states air force united states army united states navy
    • Replies: 208
    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  6. 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...
  7. bobbymike

    Current Nuclear Weapons Development

    More Than 23,000 Nukes Found in 14 Nations, Report Says Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009 There are an estimated 23,360 nuclear weapons stockpiled in 14 nations, with the great majority held by Russia and the United States, two nonproliferation experts said in a report issued this week (see GSN, Oct...
    • bobbymike
    • Thread
    • air launched cruise missile albm cold war ii cruise missile free fall nuclear weapons icbm intermediate range ballistic missile irbm nuclear battlefield nuclear power post-cold war short range ballistic missile slbm srbm sub-strategic nuke tactical nuke
    • Replies: 4,532
    • Forum: Military
  8. S

    Hades IRBM (France)

    Would anyone possibly possess illustrations of the TEL for this missile, which was supposed to replace Pluton? Thanks.
    • scorp
    • Thread
    • 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: 40
    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  9. P

    Martin P6M Seamaster

    In 1952 the US Navy put out a Request for Proposal to the US Aircraft industry asking for an advanced jet-powered 'Fast Mine-Laying Maritime Patrol Flying Boat' The winner of this RfP was Martin with their P6M-1/2 SeaMaster design. Unfortunatly this design did not go into full production, and...
    • Pioneer
    • Thread
    • aerial minelayer atomic sea mine cold war flying boat jet age martin marietta corporation minelayer nuclear battlefield nuclear powered aircraft sea mines seaplane striking force sub-strategic nuke supersonic tactical nuke united states united states navy
    • Replies: 102
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
Back
Top Bottom