The AEC made a wise choice. Different safety measures used for T-hawks and silver bullets because of the different warheads. The nuclear arsenal is all about two things. Reliability and Safety.
One broken cable causing a large void where the Jersey use to be, with a large mushroom cloud above isn't worth it.
I worked on/around the B-33. That type of warhead doesn't do rough handling well.
But speaking of wasted money. One of the best museums I ever went to had every type of nuclear device that the US Navy/Marine Corps had. Included an example of a War reserve round with a mock up of the environment it would be fired from ( Gun turret, field environment attachment point of various aircraft, silo), a training round and a cutaway of each type. It was awesome. It was located at NWTGP I would bet less than 50 people on base knew it was there or had access at any given time.
Goes without saying, No photography (or note taking) allowed. :)
Whisky,
The fact that the Marine was armed, or the area was restricted would not have depended on if the ship had special weapons on board or not. When you neither confirm or deny the presence or absence on board any military instillation you also don't give off key indicators that a certain ship has one on board. So you act as if it does at all times.
The difference would have came if you tried to keep going. If you got beat within an inch of your life than there probably wouldn't have been a device present. If he pumped rounds into your lifeless body till it quit twitching chances are one was on board. ;)
One broken cable causing a large void where the Jersey use to be, with a large mushroom cloud above isn't worth it.
I worked on/around the B-33. That type of warhead doesn't do rough handling well.
But speaking of wasted money. One of the best museums I ever went to had every type of nuclear device that the US Navy/Marine Corps had. Included an example of a War reserve round with a mock up of the environment it would be fired from ( Gun turret, field environment attachment point of various aircraft, silo), a training round and a cutaway of each type. It was awesome. It was located at NWTGP I would bet less than 50 people on base knew it was there or had access at any given time.
Goes without saying, No photography (or note taking) allowed. :)
Whisky,
The fact that the Marine was armed, or the area was restricted would not have depended on if the ship had special weapons on board or not. When you neither confirm or deny the presence or absence on board any military instillation you also don't give off key indicators that a certain ship has one on board. So you act as if it does at all times.
The difference would have came if you tried to keep going. If you got beat within an inch of your life than there probably wouldn't have been a device present. If he pumped rounds into your lifeless body till it quit twitching chances are one was on board. ;)
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