How many missile bases?
Why the US needs to start work on two bases is still not really clear. It would, on the face of it, seem that to build the missile launch bases at a time nearer the detection of a threatening countries holding of missiles and threatening to use them would be more appropriate, this would allow for a more flexible defense. Say, for instance, Brazil got the nuclear bug and started to build nuclear tipped missiles, bases in Alaska would be useless. Or, heaven forbid, Queen Elizabeth got tired of the “special relationship” and ordered the Royal Navy to nuke New York, what good are bases in Alaska? While the current threat seems to be North Korea and China, Sub-orbital lobs would allow either country to go round the other way. If you have to break a treaty that has allowed some sense of stability, you might as well do it when there is a clear danger, and there is just no such thing at present. It would probably take about 12 months to build and integrate a new missile base into an existing s
