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I have always wondered this. Nuclear Apocalypse scenarios always assume the ICBMs will all function as specified. Maybe they will, but it's not like you can tho

by magpi3 5y ago

I have always wondered this. Nuclear Apocalypse scenarios always assume the ICBMs will all function as specified. Maybe they will, but it's not like you can thoroughly test each one. But I guess they don't need to.

jacquesm 5y ago
There were assumptions that lots of missiles would malfunction or not reach their intended targets and so various cities and strategic objectives were targeted with multiple warheads from different launch sites. This led to 'overkill': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overkill_(term) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overkill_(term) Welcome to the eighties...