If you don’t bother paying much attention to the foreign pages you could easily have missed it, but the interesting thing is that the world was just a heartbeat away from a nuclear war last week… The key point is that these are entirely new types of bombs – they’re not like the simple city-destroyers of the past. This opens up new options for using the weapons, adding considerably to the prospect these “ultimate deterrents” will be used, perhaps for a precision strike. Early use of tactical warheads is becoming a real option. – Sydney Morning Herald Photo: Pakistan Navy Special Service Group member.
