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That 17 minutes is important in terms of being able to assess the threat and react. 3 minutes might mean by the time you launch, enough launchers are destroyed
by Zach_the_Lizard 8y ago
That 17 minutes is important in terms of being able to assess the threat and react. 3 minutes might mean by the time you launch, enough launchers are destroyed that it's "worth it" to eat the counter attack and "win" at MAD.
- ben_w 8y agoI thought the point of nuclear submarines was that they don’t get destroyed in the other side’s first strike?