Pentagon completes draft plans for new low-yield sea-launched nuclear weapon

Interesting technology share brother.

There is a saying that is appropriate.

“Wars are not started by a balance of power, but an imbalance of power.” If our enemies sense we are inferior in the weapons race, they will take advantage, either with threats or action. If the planners aren’t doing this today, they should be replaced.

We already have plans, decades old, for a low yield nuclear weapon. Some might know it as an ERW (Enhanced Radiation Weapon), but the majority know it by the name neutron bomb. Taking those old designs and updating them with current technology would be a lot easier, not to mention easier on the budget. Technically, you don't even really have to update them unless you're adding the warhead to a cruise missile. Even then you don't need a $30 million Trident. A $1.9 million Tomahawk would suffice. Hell, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer could be fitted for them. (I know. The Tomahawk is an intermediate range cruise missile.)

Let the tree huggers whine. Frankly, I'm tired of listening to them anyway. I always found it idiotic for them to protest neutron bombs when, if used, the irradiated area of say a 1kt bomb would be in the range of about 2000 to 3000 meters, and the effects would be far shorter lived than with a conventional fission weapon. We wouldn't even need multi-million dollar delivery vehicles either as they can be made into ordnance for artillery. Given how long neutron bomb technology has been around I'm surprised an area denial round was never developed for the 16-inch (406mm) guns on the old battle-wagons.

I guess what I'm getting at is that new isn't always the better. There are probably several members in Congress salivating over this because they can get one of their back-door men a nice juicy contract.