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> A single Russian nuclear submarine can carry 800 nuclear warheads. A Borei class submarine can carry 16 missiles with up to 6 warheads each, for 96 total. Th

by jjk166 4y ago

> A single Russian nuclear submarine can carry 800 nuclear warheads. A Borei class submarine can carry 16 missiles with up to 6 warheads each, for 96 total. The older Delta class can carry 16 missiles with 4 warheads each for 64 total. The 800 warheads is the total capacity of Russia's entire fleet, not all of which are active at any given time.

bilbo0s 4y ago
- thfuran 4y ago
  >is there really that serious a lack of information in the world's general populace on how nuclear war would likely play out given the capabilities of all the delivery platforms? Of course there is. There's a serious lack of information in the world's general populace in pretty much everything. Most people have at best a surface level oversimplified understanding of most things and then probably a few things they're reasonably well-informed about, and nobody's an expert in everything.
- tiahura 4y ago
  If only people would watch Dr. Strangelove.
  - zeruch 4y ago
    ...they'd be deeply confused, and likely revolt at the satire, mistaking it for jingoism.
- zeruch 4y ago
  In the 80s, most teens could rattle off some measure of nuclear stats, in between bouts of jingoistic refrains. We were more technically literate, and still dangerously stupid. "Just reiterates how important it is to ensure that weapons of mass destruction are kept in the secure custody of competent authorities. Not only in America, Russia and China, but the rest of the world as well." Given the governments mentioned, the first and second sentence would appear to be in contradiction.
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- midoridensha 4y ago
  >Just reiterates how important it is to ensure that weapons of mass destruction are kept in the secure custody of competent authorities. Looking at our national leaders (esp. in Russia), your idea of "competent authorities" is obviously completely insane. Competent authorities wouldn't have built these things in the first place, nor would they be waging wars of conquest.
- baybal2 4y ago
ceejayoz 4y ago
Apologies, I misread; still enough to overwhelm current ABM systems with a single sub, even if you discount the rest, the bomber fleet, and any mobile or hardened ICBMs that survive the first wave. Russia has little to fear from ABM. North Korea is probably a bit grumpy about it.

by jjk166 4y ago

bilbo0s 4y ago

thfuran 4y ago
>is there really that serious a lack of information in the world's general populace on how nuclear war would likely play out given the capabilities of all the delivery platforms? Of course there is. There's a serious lack of information in the world's general populace in pretty much everything. Most people have at best a surface level oversimplified understanding of most things and then probably a few things they're reasonably well-informed about, and nobody's an expert in everything.
tiahura 4y ago
If only people would watch Dr. Strangelove.
- zeruch 4y ago
  ...they'd be deeply confused, and likely revolt at the satire, mistaking it for jingoism.
zeruch 4y ago
In the 80s, most teens could rattle off some measure of nuclear stats, in between bouts of jingoistic refrains. We were more technically literate, and still dangerously stupid. "Just reiterates how important it is to ensure that weapons of mass destruction are kept in the secure custody of competent authorities. Not only in America, Russia and China, but the rest of the world as well." Given the governments mentioned, the first and second sentence would appear to be in contradiction.
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midoridensha 4y ago
>Just reiterates how important it is to ensure that weapons of mass destruction are kept in the secure custody of competent authorities. Looking at our national leaders (esp. in Russia), your idea of "competent authorities" is obviously completely insane. Competent authorities wouldn't have built these things in the first place, nor would they be waging wars of conquest.
baybal2 4y ago

ceejayoz 4y ago

Apologies, I misread; still enough to overwhelm current ABM systems with a single sub, even if you discount the rest, the bomber fleet, and any mobile or hardened ICBMs that survive the first wave. Russia has little to fear from ABM. North Korea is probably a bit grumpy about it.