Space weapons and the risk of accidental nuclear war /
GRAHAM Thomas
Space weapons and the risk of accidental nuclear war / Thomas Graham - 2005
Despite the ending of the Cold War the United States and Russia maintain thousands of nuclear warheads on long-range ballistic missiles on 15 minute alert. Once launched they cannot be recalled and will strike their targets about thirty minutes later. This article emphasises that the risk of an accidental nuclear exchange has not diminished, and argues that America's plans to put missile interceptors in space may make matters worse.
NUCLEAR WAR
BALLISTIC MISSILES
EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS
Space weapons and the risk of accidental nuclear war / Thomas Graham - 2005
Despite the ending of the Cold War the United States and Russia maintain thousands of nuclear warheads on long-range ballistic missiles on 15 minute alert. Once launched they cannot be recalled and will strike their targets about thirty minutes later. This article emphasises that the risk of an accidental nuclear exchange has not diminished, and argues that America's plans to put missile interceptors in space may make matters worse.
NUCLEAR WAR
BALLISTIC MISSILES
EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS