Nukes as second teir?

[Norfindel]

I agree with Norfindel. Why do you need the Ghost Academy? Isnt that to produce ghosts? If they already have a nuke researched and I get the ghost I think I should get the ability to nuke!

Actually, i was saying that you can't, because launching a Nuke is never just pressing a button. There would be more than 1 human involved into the launch decision.

[Runei]

Oh I see, it makes sense to me now. But isnt a neural parasite like taking over somebody? The ghost is all infested/parasited and gives the order to fire the nuke after painting the target? This is all in theory of course I am just trying to determine viable strats as zerg user when terran comes out with nukes so early.

[SpiderBrigade]

The ghost is all infested/parasited and gives the order to fire the nuke after painting the target?

Nah, the point that's not what happens. The ghost doesn't give the order - the Terran commander orders the ghost to paint the target. If that doesn't happen, no nuke.

[Runei]

Hm, well I hate to turn this post into a zerg focused topic as I tend to always do...so I'll just bow out and contemplate now what I can do to stop nukes!

[DoomFish]

But there is a ghost-infester-scenario you didn't think of yet!
What if the ghost already used the ability and is now kneeing there (they still gotta wait some time, right?). Now I use the infestors neural parasite on that ghost.
Is the ability canceled?
If not, can I cancel it?
Do I get the kills? (Don't know what that'd be good for, but I want to know.)

[mr. peasant]

Most probably, the Nuke (or any other channeling ability) will be canceled. If I'm not mistaken, that's meant to be one of Neural Parasite's purposes.

[MattII]

If it's not auto-cancelled you cancel it manually, provided the Ghost didn't just reach the end of the counting cycle.

[Gifted]

Shifting the neural parasite question, I'm curious since it seems that the build has 4 vital buildings for anti-protoss strategies, (in theory) how often do you think nukes will be used in esports games?