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How would the United States Fight a Nuclear War?[video]
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| Jun 27, 2022
| Modern Muscle
Posted on 10/01/2022 9:31:47 AM PDT by daniel1212
it's been over 80 years since a major conflict has broken out in europe the
conflict has broken out in europe the
result has left many with a deep sense
of uncertainty nearly 70 percent of
americans surveyed by the american
psychological association feared that we
are at the beginning stages of world war
iii the prospect of nuclear conflict
once unthinkable is now a very real
possibility today we're going to explore
the unthinkable how would the united
states respond during a nuclear conflict
what's america's nuclear war plan how
many nuclear weapons are readily
available to the president where are
they what are their targets how many
missiles would be launched how many
casualties could we expect after
american bombs reach their destinations
what would the world look like going
forward and most importantly could the
united states win a global nuclear war
the united states operates under a
nuclear triad consisting of land-based
intercontinental ballistic missiles or
icbms sea-based submarines armed with
submarine launch ballistic missiles or
slbms and air-based strategic bombers
carrying gravity bombs and air-launched
nuclear cruise missiles now let's take a
look at each part of america's triad and
its weapon delivery systems the first
and most well-known part of america's
nuclear trad is its land-based
intercontinental ballistic missiles or
icbms the us has 400 lgm 30 minute man 3
icbms that are launched via silos
these 400 missiles have a range of over
6 000 miles and have near pinpoint
accuracy when launched the three strays
miniman 3 travels at speeds of over 15
000 miles per hour reaching its target
in under 30 minutes each minute man 3
missile carries one warhead 200 minute
man 3 missiles are armed with a 335
kiloton w87 mark 21a warhead while the
other half are armed with a 300 kiloton
w78 mark 12 warhead each warhead has
around 40 times the destructive power of
the bombs dropped on japan in 1945.
america's miniman 3 silos are based in
three rural areas the 90th missile wing
at fe warren air base in colorado
nebraska and wyoming the 91st missile
wing at minot air force base in north
dakota in the 341st missile wing in
maelstrom air force base in montana each
wing has three squadrons and each
squadron has 50 minute man 3 silos
they're collectively controlled by five
heart and underground control launch
centers each operated with two military
officers around the clock at all times
in the event that launch command centers
are destroyed in a surprise attack or
the military officers inhabiting the
launch command control centers get cold
feet these missiles can and will be
remotely launched from an airborne
command center carrying out orders from
the president as with all things there
are advantages and disadvantages of the
silo based minuteman 3. its primary
advantage is that these 400 missiles
make the most responsive leg of the
nuclear triad america's land-based icbm
force has remained on continuous
around-the-clock 24 7 alert since 1959
they could be quickly launched in less
than five minutes america's silo based
a strategic advantage as well due to the
remote launch capability an effective
nuclear attack against america's
minutemen 3 silos will require at least
400 warheads a one bomb aimed at each
silo forcing the enemy to use and
deplete a considerable amount of the
nuclear arsenal but this strategic
advantage also highlights the minimum
3's disadvantages america's land-based
miniman 3s are inherently vulnerable as
their location is commonly known and
therefore silos can and will be easily
targeted as a result in the event of a
large-scale attack the president would
be put in a sticky situation he or she
would have to either use these 400
missiles or lose them forcing a large
scale of retaliatory attack in response
to perceived incoming warheads targeting
american silos with enemy missiles
already in flight the leader of the free
world would only have 15 minutes to
decide and once a missile is launched
there is no churning back
the second arm of america's nuclear
triad is its air-based strategic bombers
the u.s air force currently operates a
fleet of 66 strategic bombers america's
strategic bombers are organized into
nine bomb squadrons and five bomb wings
at three bases minute air force base in
north dakota barksdale air force base in
louisiana and whitman air force base in
missouri there are 300 nuclear weapons
currently deployed at strategic bomber
bases in the u.s an additional 100
tactical nuclear bombs are to plant at
nato air bases in europe america's
bomber fleet consists of 46 b-52 strata
fortress bombers and 20 b-2 stealth
bombers the b-2 stealth bomber can carry
up to 16 1200 kiloton nuclear gravity
bombs each gravity bomb contains a
massive payload of 150 times the
destructive power of the bomb drop to
hiroshima the b-52 strata fortress
bomber is a long-range heavy bomber with
the ability to travel up to 9000 miles
without refueling the b-52 carries up to
20 agm-86 subsonic air launch cruise
missiles when launched the agm-86
missile can travel over 1500 miles at
speeds exceeding 555 miles per hour
using its independent guidance system to
deliver a w80 150 kiloton warhead to its
target in less than 90 seconds each
warhead contains around 20 times the
destructive power of the bomb dropped on
hiroshima the primary advantage of using
air-based strategic bombers is that they
can be called back if necessary
furthermore subsonic air launched
nuclear cruise missiles are a lot harder
to defend against when launched an enemy
force would have to counter-attack each
missile individually making defense
costly and complicated the small size
also makes them difficult to detect on
the primary disadvantage of strategic
bombers is their response time they take
a lot longer to get in the air and if
air bases aren't on high alert or if
planes aren't already in flight there's
a high probability of them being
destroyed in an initial surprise attack
this is particularly true for bomber
the last and most important part of
america's nuclear triad are its
nuclear-powered ballistic missile
submarines the u.s navy operates a fleet
of 14 ohio-class ballistic missile
submarines each submarine carries 20
trident ii submarine-launched ballistic
missiles the trident ii sobm is the most
destructive weapon in america's nuclear
arsenal each missile is armed with
either four or five 475 kiloton w88
warheads in theory each sub can launch
his entire 20 missile payload virtually
undetected in under seven minutes
when launched the three-stage trident ii
travels at speeds of over 18 000 miles
per hour has a range of over 7 500 miles
and typically reaches its target or
targets in around 15 minutes each
warhead is guided by a multiple
independently targetable re-entry
vehicle or mirv allowing a single
trident ii missile to deliver up to five
warheads to five separate targets just
one trident two missile alone armed with
five warheads has 154 times the
destructive power of the bomb dropped on
hiroshima overall the us has around 70
percent of all of its warheads on
submarines and with good reason
there are numerous advantages of the
ballistic missile submarine for starters
they make up the most survivable leg of
the nuclear triad ballistic missile
submarines are virtually undetectable at
sea their stealth design makes finding
one an almost impossible task giving
paws to potential adversaries with at
least 10 submarines on constant patrol
at all times ballistic missile
submarines assure that the us can strike
at any time anywhere even after a
surprise attack with each sub carrying
an average of 100 warheads each they
have enough firepower to make just one
submarine the sixth most powerful
nuclear power in the world in terms of
disadvantages there simply are none
when people imagine a nuclear war the
first thing that comes to mind is large
cities like los angeles and moscow being
incinerated in a blaze of nuclear
hellfire while this would definitely be
a likely outcome the reality is that
around 70 of the 1800 nuclear warheads
currently deployed by the united states
aren't aimed at large cities but instead
added enemy countries nuclear forces to
better understand this we first need to
take a look at america's current
strategic nuclear war plan also known as
a single integrated operational plan or
psyop first drawing up in 1950 the saya
focused primarily on the soviet union
while today most of the weapons in the
war plan still target russia other
countries such as china north korea
india and pakistan are included as well
in this video we'll take a look at a
nuclear exchange with the only nuclear
power comparable to the united states
the russian federation this portion of
america's nuclear war plan is called
major attack option 1. major attack
option 1 is the most demanding attack
option available to the president should
the commander-in-chief order major
attack option 1 the resulting attack
would consist of over 1 000 warheads
targeting russian nuclear forces
including icbm silos road mobile icbms
submarine bases primary airfields
nuclear storage facilities design and
production complexes critical command
and control facilities and civilian
population centers now let's take a look
at a major attack option 1 its russian
targets the american nuclear weapons
used and the overall outcome of an
american thermonuclear attack on russia
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Outdoors; Religion; Science
KEYWORDS: icbm; nuclearwar; nukes; russia
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Of interest. I do not normally post videos but this is best watched, while have tried to post more than just the link.
To: daniel1212
But now I must go out (not to a shelter).
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posted on
10/01/2022 9:32:57 AM PDT
by
daniel1212
(Turn to the Lord Jesus as a damned+destitute sinner, trust Him who saves, be baptized + follow Him!)
To: daniel1212
There are no civilian shelters for US average citizens.
That tells you all you need to know about what the elites think of us.
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posted on
10/01/2022 9:35:55 AM PDT
by
cgbg
(Claiming that laws and regs that limit “hate speech” stop freedom of speech is “hate speech”.)
To: daniel1212
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posted on
10/01/2022 9:36:09 AM PDT
by
daniel1212
(Turn to the Lord Jesus as a damned+destitute sinner, trust Him who saves, be baptized + follow Him!)
To: daniel1212
Fortunately, we have no reason to fight a nuclear war.
Nobody’s going to nuke us.
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posted on
10/01/2022 9:38:50 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
To: daniel1212
Brandon’s handlers sure want them some global thermonuclear war so they can be in charge afterward.
I do not believe it will work out the way they think it will.
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posted on
10/01/2022 9:39:01 AM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
( We need to “build back better” on the bones and ashes of those forcing us to “Build Back Better.")
To: daniel1212
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posted on
10/01/2022 9:41:55 AM PDT
by
EEGator
To: daniel1212
I give up, which book in the Bible is this from?
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posted on
10/01/2022 9:42:20 AM PDT
by
Dr. Sivana
(What was 35% of the Rep. Party is now 85%. And it’s too late to turn back—Mac Stipanovich )
To: cgbg
Will know when we’re on the verge of a nuclear war when the elites are safely hidden away in their luxurious and fully 20 years stocked of every convenience neccessary mountain retreats.
To: Hammerhead
Need that mountain retreat is somewhere in the Arkansas mountains.
Watch a YouTube videoon it a couple years ago
Sickening
To: cgbg
“There are no civilian shelters for US average citizens. That tells you all you need to know about what the elites think of us.”
The Russians have their shelters, starting with the Moscow Subway, complete with blast doors, so many there will do ok.
US, not so much.
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posted on
10/01/2022 9:45:15 AM PDT
by
BobL
(By the way, low tonight in Estonia: 40 degrees)
To: Dr. Sivana
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posted on
10/01/2022 9:48:26 AM PDT
by
MotorCityBuck
( Keep the change, you filthy animal! )
To: daniel1212
How would the United States fight a nuclear war? In a thoroughly woke and gender-inclusive way, I’m sure, without any hint of race-based inequity.
To: daniel1212
Somewhere between unthinkable and extremely likely. Today maybe 25% of a ‘limited’ nuclear war. :0
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posted on
10/01/2022 9:50:58 AM PDT
by
erlayman
(i)
To: BobL
Most likely built back in the Soviet era. Imagine what condition rations and water and cots are in. It’ll probably wind-up being a huge underground tomb.
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posted on
10/01/2022 9:55:32 AM PDT
by
Carriage Hill
(A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
To: daniel1212
I’m not saying we wouldn’t get our hair mussed, but I do say 10 million dead, twenty million tops depending on the breaks.
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posted on
10/01/2022 9:58:05 AM PDT
by
Rummyfan
(In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. )
To: carriage_hill
“Most likely built back in the Soviet era. Imagine what condition rations and water and cots are in. It’ll probably wind-up being a huge underground tomb.”
Definitely Soviet-built. Given that Ukraine kicked up 7 months ago and the NY Times was running articles saying “Well, a nuclear war may not be that bad” (or something close to that), they’re likely in pretty good shape at this point.
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posted on
10/01/2022 9:58:49 AM PDT
by
BobL
(By the way, low tonight in Estonia: 40 degrees)
To: daniel1212
If ever this happens, never forget who is ultimately responsible: Shtbags like this who just couldn't get over a President who tweets too much. Scumbags who to date have not said ONE peep about Joe Biden.
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posted on
10/01/2022 10:01:46 AM PDT
by
GrandJediMasterYoda
(As long as Hillary Clinton remains free, the USA will never have equal justice under the law)
To: daniel1212
The cities will take most of the hits so liberals will be impacted most.
To: BobL
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posted on
10/01/2022 10:19:04 AM PDT
by
Carriage Hill
(A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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