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What is the point of nuking something that is one of the only buildings specifically designed to withstand nuclear attacks? It seems kind of wasteful of weaponr
by suifbwish 5y ago
What is the point of nuking something that is one of the only buildings specifically designed to withstand nuclear attacks? It seems kind of wasteful of weaponry to attack something that you cannot destroy. I would definitely take my chances in a nuclear silo in the event of such circumstances; if you are within 50 miles of anywhere that is hit with a modern nuclear weapon you are completely screwed unless you are underground in a structure designed to withstand the megaton winds and incredibly thermal radiance.
- robotresearcher 5y agoYour alternative is not to nuke it, and allow the missile there to destroy one of your cities (or maybe one of your own remote missile sites, but who knows?).
- GekkePrutser 5y agoThey won't withstand a direct hit. They're hardened but not against that. It would have to be inside a mountain like NORAD. The plan was always to get them off the ground before most of the enemy missiles hit. And perhaps to withstand a nearby attack, as targeting tech in the 60s was not very accurate yet. But these days that won't work anymore.