tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3123490892793858665.post2175495712909091747..comments2024-03-08T04:53:22.420-08:00Comments on Operation Highlander: Writing Sample: SND Term Paper #2Tom @JTShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02095556024278698925noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3123490892793858665.post-24075657242788785962013-12-19T01:51:02.223-08:002013-12-19T01:51:02.223-08:00Did you get my text? If you can manage 3 that'...Did you get my text? If you can manage 3 that'd be great but if not I'll see you as planned, did I give you my address.<br /><br />Interesting essay, didn't do SND and am pretty sceptical of Nuclear Weapons in a post Cold War World, simply put they are of limited(zero?) strategic value when fighting asymmetric warfare against insurgents/terrorists/guerrillas or any other labels people want to ascribe to unconventional forces. Russian Nuclear arsenals did not deter Chechen uprisings and have not pacified the threat to its former SSRs. Similarly 9/11 was not prevented by the US's maintenance of one of the world's largest nuclear arsenals(also the failure of "Madman Theory" in Vietnam to prevent the North ultimately prevailing suggests that even in the Cold War context the strategic utility of Nuclear Weapons was vastly overrated). Whilst for the US and particularly Israel(though again I would note Israel's nuclear capabilities has not prevented numerous acts of aggression by its neighbours) at best Nuclear Weapons(leaving aside India/Pakistan issue) are a nice little insurance policy which nobody really has the stomach to use. An Independent Scotland should no longer have to pay for the waste of money and resources that constitutes the Trident system. The Cold War is over so Obama should not be criticised for abandoning the SDI and engaging with Russia. I'm no psychic but the future of warfare is satellites and men with beards and incredible training: I don't remember the last time a nuclear weapon took out an AQ member or disrupted their organisation. In this climate /SOF/Drones/Precision Airstrike and intel reliance is the way to go, Obama should be lauded for recognising and acting on this.<br /><br />Best, see you SaturdayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com