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From: pss4@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Paul S Shannon)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: Carrier Ops in Gulf
Message-ID: <1991Apr9.030229.1969@amd.com>
Date: 6 Apr 91 06:04:26 GMT
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From: pss4@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Paul S Shannon)


In article <1991Apr6.021133.14701@amd.com> v059l49z@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu writes:
>I've heard that the medium range version of Tomahawk for A-6's and that type
>of plane was cancelled.  Can anyone comment on this?  I don't remember where
>I heard this (it was some time ago.)  It's listed as an option for the A-6
>in MODERN NAVAL COMBAT.

I remember hearing something about the Soviets objecting to air launched
cruise missiles in arms negotiations, and the US agreeing not to 
produce such weapons.  But would this be with respect only to
long range, nuclear tipped Tomahawks?  Or is it very easy to change
the Tomahawks conventional warhead to a nuclear one?