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An airburst not only minimizes fallout, it also maximizes the damage done by a nuclear weapon. I would expect a nuclear exchange to be primarily airbust weapons
by ItsDeathball 10y ago
An airburst not only minimizes fallout, it also maximizes the damage done by a nuclear weapon. I would expect a nuclear exchange to be primarily airbust weapons, considering the intent is to destroy the enemy's infrastructure and fighting capability.
Mutually Assured Destruction refers to the combatant countries, after all, not to the human species.
- avar 10y agoOne would hope so, but tactical ground bursts could irradiate entire agricultural regions in ways that airbursts couldn't. I'd expect any MAD plan to include airbursts for big cities and ground bursts for breadbaskets.