[Reaganwuzthebest]

A little bit of history as told by Hugh Sidey of TIME.

[az wildkitten]

In some ways I think that the detonation of a small nuclear devise in D.C. might be a blow for freedom for the American people.

[az wildkitten]

In some ways I think that the detonation of a small nuclear devise in D.C. might be a blow for freedom for the American people.

[PoorMuttly]

So THAT's what this thing is. Got it in a load of construction debris last week.

I'm throwin' it out. Open a winduh.

...hold muh beer

[AdA$tra]

Nothing says I love you more than a small, well placed, nuke.

[hoosierham]

Wanna bet WE had(have) a big one in Moscow ?

Kind of an interesting "mexican standoff" , only requires a few dedicated people willing to die for their country (or at least on the orders of their leader).

If the Russians did have one in Washington,D.C. , what are the odds there is one in Peking, and London, and Paris, and Havana, and .....

[bok]

Don't let muslim nor any other third world filth into the unitied states.

[George W. Bush]

This article is something of a confirmation for me. I always thought the most obvious thing the Russians could do would be to mine a few key American cities. Not to mention concealing nuclear weapons on their freighters which move in and out of our ports regularly.

Sort of eliminates that early-warning system if you take out primary political control immediately. But then the Russians would have had to deal with a purely military-controlled nuclear response. Not the best thing for them.

I consider it unlikely that we ever mined any of their cities because of their far more stringent internal security.

[krb]

Maybe it's a non-issue because Kennedy or Johnson took care of the problem.

[Quix]

WHY WOULD WE THINK OTHERWISE OF THE RUSKIES.

[Eternal_Bear]

How many nukes have the Chicoms smuggled in? Or maybe they have them in a mountain cave across the border in Mexico?

[lavaroise]

Bumptihumptydumpy

[Prince Charles]

Bttt.

[nw_arizona_granny]

2002, JFK, history from 1961.