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I believe the United States slow walked its own Prompt Global Strike [1] program because it was perceived to be needlessly escalatory [2]. That sounds like sens
by not-elite 5y ago
I believe the United States slow walked its own Prompt Global Strike [1] program because it was perceived to be needlessly escalatory [2]. That sounds like sensible policy making.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prompt_Global_Strike https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prompt_Global_Strike
[2] https://web.archive.org/web/20121220071303/http://defense.aol.com/2012/12/17/pentagons-global-strike-weapon-stuck-in-limbo-congress-fears-a/ https://web.archive.org/web/20121220071303/http://defense.ao...
- sudosysgen 5y agoNot really. The reason PGS was deemed "escalatory" is because it was indistinguishable from a nuclear first strike but had a conventional payload, and that the payload itself was fairly small. This missile certainly has completely different objectives to PGS.