Ok, this is the second revision of my origonal brood war nuclear tips 
and tricks guide ;). The strategies have been improved through 
testing in game situations, and it should add a great form of attack 
to your terran plans, try em out in a few games, their fun, 
practical, and really piss enemies off hehe.
Nuking in SC has got to be one of the biggest mindgame tatics 
available. Just think of the panic you usually go into when you hear 
those dreaded words,                           NUCLEAR LAUNCH DETECTED
You usually stop what your doing, move your current largest attack 
force a bit, frantically check your towns for that red dot, and in 
general get spooked for about a minute until you've either stopped 
it, it hit, or you realize it wasn't fired at you. The effect is even 
better when multuple nukes are launched (3-4 nukes launching 1 after 
the other usually encites people to say things like, "oh 
shit"). In that perspective, here is a great brood war strategy I 
came up with for using the new fast building nukes, and the best part 
about it is, it actually works really well. Try it out a few times, 
when you master it, you'll have people crying for mercy hehe.
This is just another fun little lategame tatic. In essence, it lets 
you nuke in BW, especially vs a zerg, almost 100% of the time if 
carried out correctly :). It works vs terran and protoss too, but 
just not as effectively mainly due to comsat, tanks, observers, and 
psi storm. This strategy can also be improved by making use of cliffs 
surrounding an enemy base (in a map like green valleys), but 
situations of that sort are rare, and usually you have to approach 
from the ground to get the main infrastructure buildings. Also 
remember you may have to dropship your men in, as usually people keep 
some kind of chokepoint defence, but this is pretty much common 
sense, you do what ya have to do. 
First off, Fun Terran Nuking Strategies to use VS Zerg.
To start off with, your going to need at least 2 nuclear missiles. 2 
nukes fired together can take out all zerg buildings with the 
exception of a hive (it brings the hive down to 6 hp, so it's easily 
killed after dual nuking). Now, once you have the nukes, you will need at least:
2 ghosts.4-6 medics.Cloaking upgrade researched for ghosts.
Optic flare upgrade on medics.
(Optional units to add if you want, though not necessary)
A set of 6 charon booster upgraded goliaths.2 siegetanks.6 wraiths.
Ok, once you have the force assembled you want to use some comsat to 
take a good look at the zerg main city (you can nuke a smaller 
expansion, but a main city being nuked will do FAR more damage). Find 
where he has put his buildings, and try to figure out where in the 
city nukes will do the most damage. Main target areas would have a 
spire/greater spire, hydra den, spawning pool, and thinks of that 
sort, hopefully in rather close proximity. You also want to hit the 
hive with splash of the nukes if possible but this isn't necessary. 
Now that you've found the area you want to nuke, take your ghosts and 
medics (and whatever optional units you included) to near the zerg 
base. Sepperate the 2 ghosts, and assign 2-3 medics to each ghost. 
Cloak the ghosts and move up, comsat the area for the farthest 
possible nuke laser sight, and begin the bombardment. Now, the zerg 
will usually respond by attempting to move an overlord out toward 
your ghost/ghosts. When you see an overlord move, optic flare it. 
Also optic flare any overlords near the side of town your nuking. 
After you have flared his initial few overlords, he will have to 
decide on either trying to move a chunk of overlords over to spot the 
ghosts, or to simply cut his losses and run like hell. Some zerg 
choose number 1, and usually end up with at least 1, if not both of 
the nukes hitting, which also tends to devistate the clump of 
overlords he sent into the blast area. With medics healing ghosts if 
they get injured, you don't really have to fear too much, usually one 
of your nukes will get off. Once they've hit, it's best to shoot the 
hive a time or two to kill it, and either finish the base, or hit his 
next biggest expansion with your main attack force. The main city 
nuking is a shock tatic, use it to decimate the zerg's ability to 
produce, then hit hard and fast on as many expansions as you can (as 
well as finishing off other key structures the nukes may have missed 
in the main town). By adding the "optional troops" to the 
mix, you increase the effectiveness even more. The upgraded goliaths 
will hold overlords and/or a few guardians at bay, while tanks can 
keep ground units deterred, and be used for quick base demolition 
after the nukes hit. The only real way a zerg can effectively counter 
this without risking turning into a pile of smoldering radioactivity 
is through having several queens with enough energy to ensnare and 
spawn broodling on both ghosts who are undoubtedly spread out (you 
want to spread em, at least a bit). While broodling does work, 
usually what queens an enemy zerg does make are out parisiting and 
don't have the energy to ensnare and broodling the ghosts. I've used 
this a "lot" now in BW, and I'm pleased to say so far it 
hasn't failed me yet. I've only once lost a ghost when trying this 
tatic, and he died a bit late (he had already gotten the nuke off), 
leading to a bit bloody mess of overlord and hydra carcasses.
Secondly, The art of Nuking Other Terran, and Protoss.
Nuking a terran or protoss can be considerably more difficult then 
nuking a zerg. When nuking a protoss or terran it is necessary to 
bring backup troops, and not an optional thing as it is for 
anti-zerg. To start off you will again need at least 2 nuclear 
missiles. Now, you will also need:2 ghosts.Cloaking upgrade for ghosts.
2-4 medics.6-12 goliaths with charon boosters.2-4 tanks.
(Optional units to add if you want, though not necessary)2-4 science vessels.
6-12 wraiths.
Ok, nuking a terran or protoss can be tricky, to start off with much 
like vs zerg, you want to extensively comsat the enemy encampment. 
Look for a major production area hopefully on the outskirts of the 
city. Good targets would be,Lots of supply depots clumped.
Lots of barracks/factories/starports clumped.
A large buildup of units, such as happens when some terran turtle in.
Once you have found a proper target, bring in the ghosts, and split 
the medics, 2 per ghost. Bring the goliaths with the ghosts, and keep 
the tanks with the as well. It takes 2 nukes to take down 
infrastructure such as factories, and 1 nuke to deal with supply 
depots. Locate the target, siege the tanks, and start firing. If the 
enemy is protoss, he will usually attempt to madly psi storm your 
ghosts. If you have brought some science vessels you can simply 
defensive matrix the units to allow psi storm survival, or just hope 
the tanks can hold the templar at bay. If you are vs a terran, he 
will usually comsat, and try to take you out either with tanks, or 
with an air fleet of some kind usually. Tanks would be your biggest 
threat, just make sure you've scouted your target well and you can 
destroy it with as little resistance as possible. If you can take out 
a terran or protoss major buildings you may want to go out and again 
attack another expansion. This is especially recommended if you 
destroy a large magnitude of supply depots. This again as I said 
before can be countered by psi storm, tanks, comsat, and observers, 
but the strategies risks can be worth it's reward (nothing like 
gutting a protoss's or terrans backbone. Even if the enemy can stop 1 
nuke, the question still remains, can he stop the other in time, the 
clock is ticking.A few variations of this strategy which can work fairly well.
A nuke rush. Yes, I know it sounds crazy, but on large maps, a nuke 
rush is fairly viable and a deadly attack. Just go with an early dual 
town kind of strategy, expand a time or two more, and get up at least 
2 nukes as fast as you can. Since people rarely see nukes anyway, 
they'll really be suprised when your launching nukes this early. I 
have actually lost to people doing nuke rushes before, I simply 
overlooked the thought that nukes could possibly hold a threat.
Another fun variation is MASS NUKE. This one is best used in an ffa 
game, and it is guarenteed to piss people off. Basically you have 4-6 
silo's constantly pumping nuclear bombs, while you keep up a near 
constant barrage of nukes on someone. Try firing 6 nukes on someones 
main and expansion at the same time, he'll be screaming bloody 
murder. This has got to be one of the most fun forms of the nuking 
strategies, but it does take considerable work to keep up the 
barrage, plus you have to keep up with your cash (expanding is key). 
Later on you can have a force of something like 6 bc's, 6 nukes, and 
whatever else you slap in the force, it tends to work remarkably well.
Happy Holocaust,|RAID|