Reply #40: Here is the problem I see with that line of reasoning

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You don't think S. Korea and the US had every one of those artillery pieces pre-targeted with some heavy weaponry? I bet they were. A long time ago. I bet we had them mapped out right down to the final detail. We still wouldn't have got them all but that is not important. The majority would have been taken out within a few minutes of firing their first shell or before.

But here is the problem with nuclear weapons. We could probably take out most of those in a first strike too. But getting most of them is not good enough when dealing with nuclear weapons. Because if just one of them isn't taken out and gets through to its target someone is going to be in a world of hurting.

That is the big difference between conventional artillery and nuclear weapons. And I don't think the two can be compared.

Don