SCIENCE NEWS
November 05, 2007
"Axis of Evil" Targeted by U.S. Nuclear Weapons
U.S. nuke list mushroomed in 2003 from traditional Cold War adversaries to smaller nations with nuclear ambitions
By David Biello
The U.S. is incorporating more flexibility into its nuclear weapons strategic plan, including expanding the list of potential target countries.
The nuclear warheads resting on ballistic missiles in silos, circling the globe in submarines or carried—sometimes mistakenly—by aircraft (...)