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5 | ->''Si vis pacem, para bellum''[[note]]If you wish for peace, prepare for war.[[/note]] |
6 | -->-- '''[[PretentiousLatinMotto Latin proverb]]''' |
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8 | [[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant Not to be confused with]] GunboatDiplomacy, for literal peace through firepower. |
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10 | The Russians have their [[UsefulNotes/FromRussiaWithNukes Mnogo Nukes]]. The Americans ensure Peace Through Superior Firepower via their 5,113 nuclear warheads (September 2009), of which about half are in storage. |
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12 | As the most powerful military on the planet and one of the most frequently appearing in fiction, the UsefulNotes/YanksWithTanks have their most capable weapons easily to hand. The fact they like to NukeEm helps. |
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14 | We're again breaking down delivery systems via type. The US defence industry has merged and de-merged a great deal since 1945 (Rockwell and [=McDonnell Douglas=] are now part of Boeing, Northrop and Grumman merged a while back, Lockheed and Martin-Marietta did as well, and several other examples) and so manufacturer names aren't included. |
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16 | Welcome to a world of Titans,[[note]]and [[UsefulNotes/TheSpaceRace Atlases, and Thors]], and Jupiters, [[OverlyLongGag and Minutemen, and Polarises]]...[[/note]] the deadly Davy Crockett and some concepts: |
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18 | [[index]] |
19 | * UsefulNotes/SuperiorFirepowerBombers |
20 | * UsefulNotes/SuperiorFirepowerIntercontinentalBallisticAndCruiseMissiles |
21 | * UsefulNotes/SuperiorFirepowerMissileSubmarines |
22 | * UsefulNotes/SuperiorFirepowerOtherBallisticAndCruiseMissiles |
23 | * UsefulNotes/SuperiorFirepowerOtherNavalNukes |
24 | * UsefulNotes/SuperiorFirepowerSurfaceToAirMissiles |
25 | * UsefulNotes/SuperiorFirepowerTacticalNukes |
26 | * UsefulNotes/SuperiorFirepowerOther |
27 | [[/index]] |
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