Thread: Russia announces rearmament plan
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Old 18-03-2009, 16:56   #14
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Re: Russia announces rearmament plan
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Originally Posted by BBKing View Post
Actually, Britain's independent deterrent has always been based on the theory that we can do enough damage to the Russians that they wouldn't launch a limited strike to take us out (limited enough that the US might hesitate to go all-out).

In other words, we can't wipe them out, but we don't need to to deter them.
Mutual Assured Destruction

V bombers, then Polaris
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