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> 10KT is a tiny explosion for modern nuclear weapons. Agreed, but it was the reference I had on hand. > And remember that this is an MIRV system with 8 warh
by dabluecaboose 2y ago
> 10KT is a tiny explosion for modern nuclear weapons.
Agreed, but it was the reference I had on hand.
> And remember that this is an MIRV system with 8 warheads per missile. Yes, the idea is that some of those will be intercepted, but at the end of the day that's still almost 5MT of explosive power per missile dropping down on your city.
MIRVs generally aren't dropping 8 identical bombs on one target. Each warhead is independently targeted, as per the acronym.
- monocasa 2y agoThe point of an MIRV system is flexibility. Yes, smaller targets might get one RV. But larger targets (the 'cities' under discussion here) are allocated whole missiles as a "cluster" as (due to the inverse square law) it's more effective to have multiple middle of the road warheads (in the 0.5MT range) than the single multiple MT warheads when you look at if from the perspective of damage over surface area.
- dabluecaboose 2y agoIf the target itself is the City itself, then no arguments at all. This is however assuming we're at the "Counter-Value" stage of conflict and past "Counter-Force", so ostensibly you shouldn't be taken by surprise by nuclear bombs falling anyway. I appreciate your comments, it's always refreshing to have an actual discussion about these topics rather than uninformed fearmongering.