Do the backpack nukes described in BLOOD COVENT exist?
Packback or suitcase nukes do exist. They were originally developed by both the United States and Soviet Russia. It is quite likely these designs have been compromised to China as well. The numbers quoted in BLOOD COVENANT related to 84 missing weapons out of a known 132 were taken directly from congressional testimony on the issue. Most of these weapons are sub-kiloton yields. I increased the yield for dramatic purposes in BLOOD COVENANTthe Russians claim to have developed weapons with yields as high as 10 kilotons (but that would be too heavy a weapon to be carried in a backpack). Most likely the weapons were designed and developed at Arzamas-16. Much of what is described in BLOOD COVENANT regarding Arzamas-16 is an accurate portrayal. Q: Do the Chinese really control the Panama Canal as described in REAP THE WHIRLWIND? A: The Chinese government through an arrangement between COSCO (Chinas maritime shipping conglomerate), Hutchinson-Whampoa and the Panama Ports Company controls the P
