US nuclear safety claim is a 'dangerous fantasy'
Tuesday, November 2, 2010 - 10:10
in Psychology & Sociology
In April 2010, the US government adopted a new nuclear strategy that depends on the conclusion that the current missile defence systems will reliably protect the continental United States in the extreme circumstances of nuclear-armed combat. Now research in the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, published by SAGE, shows that these defences have not been tested against real-world threats and would not be effective in real combat conditions...