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No, this was ICBMs, including SS-19 and SS-20 in their hardened silos. Pre-boost. Of course, the only way that works is if you use your devices preemptively. H
by aerostable_slug 6y ago
No, this was ICBMs, including SS-19 and SS-20 in their hardened silos. Pre-boost.
Of course, the only way that works is if you use your devices preemptively. Hence you get the oh-shit realization that a technically sweet solution is politically destabilizing (given that any preemptive capability encourages the enemy to strike first). The same thing happened with some other systems, like a long-ranged stealthy cruise missle: it caused more problems than it would solve. At the end of the day, the problem is avoiding nuclear war, not winning it.