ICBMs have usually been solid fuelled as they can be stored ready to launch.
Typically when you have a situation warranting nukes you won't have time to fuel a falcon 9.
Typically when you have a situation warranting nukes you won't have time to fuel a falcon 9.
So, just because idea of using Falcon 9s as a delivery solution for a strategic nuclear deterrent may be as bad as ordering your chief designer to throw a big steel ball at the window of the new model of car you're currently in the middle of announcing even despite the guy's obvious reticence, doesn't mean it won't happen.
Someone makes an uneducated point but it must be defended because Musk bad...
Do you think you're making a good point here?
If Musk wants to push for "Falcon 9-based liquid-fueled ICBMs", he'll do so, even if he actually does know they're not the best/right tech for the job. And someone like Trump will listen to him.
It's also a bit in bad faith of you to play the "you only disagree because Musk bad" card, when GP explicitly acknowledges that these sorts of bad government decisions are not unique to the US/Trump/Musk.