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I wonder what’s the amount of warheads that can be deployed within minutes-to-hours. For the sake of argument, let’s say the US have around 5-6k warheads. How m
by 404mm 4y ago
I wonder what’s the amount of warheads that can be deployed within minutes-to-hours. For the sake of argument, let’s say the US have around 5-6k warheads. How many are somewhere in cold storage, far away from their potential launchers or carriers - and therefore less likely to be used.
I think that comparing these numbers would a what determines the outcome very significantly. Once communication is down, the armies will become logistically crippled.
- somenameforme 4y agoThe scenarios shown in the simulations were only using a tiny percent of each country's entire arsenal, the final fireworks being caused by 150-300 nukes. And that also didn't even speculate on new developments, such as 'typhoon nukes.' A tiny fraction of nuclear war is enough to completely end modern civilization. Unrestrained nuclear war is enough to end civilization.
- IAmGraydon 4y agoEnough are ready to fire to turn a large percentage of the world into a glass parking lot. At least that’s the case with the US, French and UK arsenal. I have serious doubts about the status of the Russian arsenal, but I’m sure they could do an unimaginable amount of damage even if they landed only 1% of them.