Submitted by gharp on 13 January, 2010 - 04:57
Monday, Sep 21, 2009
K. Subrahmanyam and V.S. Arunachalam
Nuclear deterrence is essentially a mind game and ensuring the security of weapons in case of an attack is more important than kiloton yields.
During the Cold War, Western powers and the U.S.S.R opted for a status quo and the world was spared a nuclear war
Even with 25kt fission bombs, the damages are going to be far more extensive than what Hiroshima and Nagasaki suffered
Read more:
http://www.thehindu.com/2009/09/21/stories/2009092155800900.htm
