The Pentagon wants a new nuke because it might fire off the old ones by mistake

[dufus]

 

The Defense Department and the Energy Department's National Nuclear Security Administration in May argued in a previously undisclosed memo to Congress that the United States needs a new, more powerful nuclear warhead program because of risks and vulnerabilities in the current one, Roll Call reports.

 

The argument is "groundbreaking," per Roll Call, because the government rarely, if ever, acknowledges the arsenal's weaknesses. Among the issues the departments address in the "closely held" document are what they consider to be an over-reliance on one type of submarine-launched warhead that apparently isn't destructive enough and could suffer from technical problems, as well concerns about land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles that are set in a "launch under attack posture." That means the weapons are ready to launch within minutes of a reported enemy attack, which increases the risk of firing in the wake of a false alarm. And when ICBMS are launched, they cannot be returned to their silos.

 

The Pentagon usually downplays the possibility of reacting to a false report, Roll Call reports, but the memo uses it to justify a new weapon that supposedly wouldn't carry the same risks.

 

Critics think developing the new sub-launched weapon, known as a W93, is unnecessary (they believe the current warheads are plenty forceful), too expensive, and could harm global non-proliferation efforts. It remains to be seen if the Pentagon and the NNSA will be able to convince Congress and whoever wins the 2020 presidential election with their arguments, but the debate will likely gain more attention going forward. 

 

Whatever one thinks of the administration's arguments, they are extraordinary & groundbreaking. This new weapon has received scant public debate. Just $53 million is on the line this year for design work. But after that, this will become a bigger issue in Washington.

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[Nuclear Fallout]

I am "almost" tempted to call in the IDF for their expertise!

 

Two things,

 

(1) if we give the Pentagon the go-ahead, THIS WILL end AGAIN in an orgy of tax payer funded fubars.

If we can approach the IDF, we can be certain that the shit will work!

 

I am not delusional of all the things which went into it, the shipments of uranium and possible plutonium to Israel, the "little Reactor" in the desert, etc.

Fact is they don't have a choice to produce something which doesn't work! Their stuff MUST work!

 

(2) The work of Wernher von Braun as part of NASA regarding Nuclear Weapons/Propulsion Systems. As far as I know that stuff is STILL secret after soooo many years. - Please remember one of the most bizarre Nuclear Weapons, THE DAVY CROCKETT. Small, portable, deadly for the recipient as well as the end-user(!).

 

Hopefully Pantex (NOT PENTAX) is up for the job in dismantling the old ones and assembling the new ones.