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Regular testing is one of the few times a US ICBM would _not_ be in alert status. Ground-based launchers are not survivable and must be ready to fire promptly

by dumah 3y ago

Regular testing is one of the few times a US ICBM would _not_ be in alert status. Ground-based launchers are not survivable and must be ready to fire promptly after attack warning.

detourdog 3y ago
What do you mean aground based launch isn’t survivable?
- andylynch 3y ago
  They mean the launch sites aren’t, because they are are obvious, high priority, targets for the enemy.
  - detourdog 3y ago
    I get it now. I was fixated on our own missiles, sometimes I forget the context of these objects. Thank you.