Originally Posted by
NumptyAussie
Possibly too late though?
ICBM or ICCM (non nuke warhead) stationed in the NT may provide a short term (10 year) deterrent?
The trouble with ICBM is that there is no way to tell whether you are on the inbound end of a conventional version, or a nuclear armed version. Whichever you launch, the recipient is likely to treat it as the nuclear version and respond accordingly.
ICCM are less difficult, as I think there currently no western nuclear armed versions, but a lot easier to stop, a lot less effective against hardened targets and not much of a deterrent.
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