[Cnbaapuy]

Originally posted by Wycoff
I don't think that would work. First of all, I don't see any government that would let another government nuke some part of its mainland without retaliation in kind. If the U.S.S.R. nuked Norfolk and only Norfolk, then I think that the U.S. would at least nuke something Soviet military stronghold like Kaliningrad. Then the Soviets would strike back, and, instead of being destruction all at once, it would be piecemeal nuclear destruction (up to a point. Eventually one party would feel threatened enough and unleash everything that they had. Then the other side would do the same). There were some wargames fought in the 60's, using a Soviet invation of Western Europe scenario. When the U.S. team used a few tactical nukes, the whole thing went very nuclear, very quickly.

Moral: No ones going to take a nuclear hit and do nothing...not if they have their own nukes.