Re:US Navy destroyer shoots down an ICBM in milestone test
by swader999 on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @06:34AM
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A single modern ICBM will have several warheads. Would all the reactors on our coasts and their spent fuel storage be safe?
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Re:US Navy destroyer shoots down an ICBM in milestone test
by ben_w on Thursday November 19, 2020 @11:15AM
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In principle that is possible, but NK weapons are relatively low-yield and the estimated number of warheads they could manufacture in total is relatively low; and as bad as damaged reactors are, they’re significantly less bad than a nuke in a city, even a small nuke like NK’s.
Don’t get me wrong, I certainly hope the USA strategic and tactical defences are capable of facing even the worst case estimates; but, as a civilian, NK nukes and ICBMs never put me off visiting the USA and played no part in my ultimate decision to not bother trying to move to the Bay for work.
Re:US Navy destroyer shoots down an ICBM in milestone test
by whiddershins on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @03:16PM
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Yeah I forgot that ICBMs could have multiple warheads, so yes, NYC could probably be taken out in one fell swoop.
Re:US Navy destroyer shoots down an ICBM in milestone test
by KingOfCoders on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @07:34AM
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Don't argue, you'll get more down votes. People here are not interested in discussions but in being right.