Can a country use a nuclear weapon in its own terroity (sp) to?

Question

defend its self from an attacking force?

I mean to say from an internationial legal point of view.

Answer 1

Considering that nations that officially have nuclear weapons have tested them within their own borders, and sometimes even deliberately on their own people... I see absolutely no reason why they couldn't use them internally in self defense.

To some extent, this goes back to the creation of the tactical nuclear strategy developed by the US, as a member of NATO, to defend Western Europe during the cold war.

As the Warsaw Pact (dominated by the Soviet Union, USSR) had overwhelming strength in troops, armor and aircraft, a nuclear counter strategy was developed.

This was dependent on tactical (rather than strategic) nuclear weapons. Nuclear weapons that could be fired out of howitzers were developed, the theory being that you could blast the bad guys, and the good guys would win.

So the use of nuclear weapons to stop an invasion not only has intrinsic logical precedent, any means necessary, as well as the technology to make it less than internally lethal.

-dh

Scary thought though...

Answer 2

It can but, I don't see why it would. The land would be filled with radiation pollute the area for hundreds of years with radiation. The area in New Mexico were they tested it still has abnormally high levels of gamma radiation. Conventional weaponry would work better and the nuclear weapon is better off destroying the enemies capital city.
PS Its spelled territory

Answer 3

Of course!

Korea. France. US. Britain. All tested nuclear weapons on their own soil.

Answer 4

It must be. Stronger nations disallow other countries to produce nuclear weapons so that they can push their agenda without resistance.

Answer 5

It is possible, see the nuclear tests being made by countries that have it.

Answer 6

Hasn't been done but it is possible.