Originally posted by robwerden
reply to post by Q Level
I worked on nukes in the Navy, I can tell you that your 100 % wrong.
Back on topic now
In support of what you are saying, it was well known that 8 inch nuclear rounds were produced to fire from tanks and howitzers. The tanks, in an ideal
situation, could fire these up to 1 kilometre, and the rounds had a lethal range of up to 1 kilometre. So the idea was you fired from the top of a
ridge with the wind behind you, then charged down the ridge in the other direction as fast as you could.
The existence of these rounds and small demolition nukes was officially declassified. I used to used the declassification document when people argued
that nukes could not have been used in 9-11 because they were so huge and devastating. However these documents seem to have been withdrawn from the
net and I suspect they have been reclassified. I'd be interested to know what anyone else can find.
I found one article referencing the 8" nukes by
William F. Burns, former director of the
Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA), who actually put some together.
... a corporal in the van was going to tell us how to put five components together and make an 8 inch projectile. After about three hours and after
many false starts on his part, with the manual we were able to more or less put the projectile together. After this we were certified as being able to
put together "a nuclear round," and two weeks later we deployed to the United States Army Europe. In Europe, we suddenly found ourselves proud
owners of not only a training round but several of those olive green colored nuclear rounds.
It should have hit 2½ hours ago
Hell, we probably
have pocket watch nukes. We spend a gazillion dollars on weapons development. 
