That was a lot of defense back then, but times have changed. To prevent a Russian attack with an EMP weapon, our generals insulated all our military electronic systems to withstand an EMP pulse of 50 kilojoules per meter. Foreign sources, such as General Vinogradov of Russia, describe an enhanced-EMP weapon as a nuclear warhead of special design to maximize electromagnetic pulse as the primary lethal effect: “The main casualty and damage-producing element of this munition is a selectively enhanced electromagnetic pulse with high field intensity that knocks out any electronic equipment in a sector with a diameter around 1,000 kilometers.” The Russians seemed to pay a lot of attention to that. Years ago, our generals noticed that an atomic bomb detonated at very high altitude, 110 miles or more, generated an electron magnetic pulse, or The EMP pulsed out a wave of energy that passed harmlessly through human beings but fried every radio and piece of electronic equipment in a 100-mile radius. Yes, our enemies have been building nuclear weapons that do not wound. Instead they are building invisible weapons capable of winning the next war, a war to be fought without killing or even wounding any human beings.
Unlike the Americans, none of our enemies are rushing to build arsenals of traditional nuclear weapons. No dictator wants the blame for another Hiroshima or Nagasaki hanging around his neck he just wants some nuclear blackmail to keep him from being overthrown. Sure, everyone wants to have a nuke in their pocket, but no one wants to use it. Traditional nukes are almost totally worthless in war because, as a practical matter, they can never be used in a war. What is the point? That we can lay waste to people but should not waste plutonium?Įven rogue states recognize that launching a nuclear sneak attack would bring about global retaliation, possibly resulting in the near-extinction of their population. Now you can dial the nuclear blast effect up or down so that the crater matches the size of cities, whether small or large. Nevertheless, our generals have convinced President Trump to build a new generation of old-style nuclear weapons, but with a slick new feature. Yes, to put it mildly, nuclear weapons can be dangerous, both in terms of the amount of long-lasting damage from radiation and the near-certain risk of global retaliation for any first use of atomic weapons. “Arms control experts say it marks a shift in US military thinking toward the idea of fighting and winning a war with nuclear weapons-which they believe is a highly dangerous mindset,” the Guardian noted.
Nuke ’em! The JP 3-72 document was the first change in our nuclear doctrine in 14 years. Don’t get discouraged if you are losing a battle. “Specifically, the use of a nuclear weapon will fundamentally change the scope of a battle and create conditions that affect how commanders will prevail in conflict.” “Using nuclear weapons could create conditions for decisive results and the restoration of strategic stability,” the document says. Its pithiness is exceeded only by its absurdity: Yet on June 11, 2019, the Joint Chiefs of Staff released Joint Publication 3-72, announcing the Pentagon’s shiny new policy on the use of nuclear weapons.
Cheap and quick conquests are won by better intelligence, clever diplomacy or a major advance in weaponry. The Americans remain bogged down in Afghanistan year after year, while the Israelis won the Six-Day War. Perhaps that is why modern military history consists of a long litany of avoidable defeats, interrupted by a few rare victories at exorbitant costs. Traditionally trained generals never seem to learn from their errors. Similarly, our military brass never anticipated that a handful of Saudi skyjackers could attack the Pentagon and the Twin Towers, causing more American casualties than there were at Pearl Harbor. These graduates of West Point faced humiliation after humiliation in North Korea and Vietnam, as well as in Iraq, when 4,000 American soldiers were killed after their commander in chief had declared, “Mission accomplished.” Our generals did not see that coming. In contrast, our enemies are using innovative, asymmetrical and unconventional forms of warfare to confront the wannabe Pattons of West Point. The history of American body counts suggests that our opponents have recognized this flaw among our generals. There is a saying that America’s generals are always preparing to fight the last war.
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