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Originally Posted by B214
The BETA can just dig underground to pass through. Also i think you'll end up killing your own people more than the BETA if you create a nuclear mine field.
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There are ways it could be done in light of that concern, but in general the nuclear minefield setup is sub-optimal for a number of other reasons. Namely, ground-bursts and especially near-surface subterranean detonations
do, in fact, produce fallout of the 'immediate local deterministic threat' sort. Plus, the effect of the blast and especially the IR flash will be reduced by any amount of terrain with such a low detonation point.
Further, its only when they reach your defense lines that the BETA need to concentrate their numbers to have the best odds of punching through; the minefield would thus need to the fairly close to the line to work, making the aforementioned fallout a much bigger concern.
Then, you need to bury the bombs in advance anywhere you might be attacked and leave them there, subject to wear and attrition, rather than keeping them secure on mobile launchers that can be moved to near where an attack will fall.