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The stockpile is a ridiculous measurement. How many would it take to have mutually assured destruction? A dozen? One of the most worthless dick measuring contes
by blackearl 6y ago
The stockpile is a ridiculous measurement. How many would it take to have mutually assured destruction? A dozen? One of the most worthless dick measuring contests in history.
- baybal2 6y ago> How many would it take to have mutually assured destruction? In case of China, or Russia, thousands.
- lainga 6y agoWhat leads you to the estimate of a dozen? Very few modern warheads have multiple-megaton yields, it's less efficient than many small-yield warheads.
- jjk166 6y agoA 100kt nuclear warhead airburst will cause moderate damage to an area of 33.5km^2. Beijing has an area of 16800km^2, 501 times larger. China has 160 cities with over 1 million inhabitants. Even if they were all used against major population centers (which they wouldn't be) and all of them made it to their targets (which they wouldn't), thousands of nuclear warheads would still not be enough to destroy a large nation.