Comment on Putin hints at strikes on West in 'global' Ukraine war

• 11111one11111@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Like they fire first we shoot it out of the air second strike? Or they strike and wipe out all electronics in America and we send carrier pigeons strapped with nukes as our second strike? Lol obviously kidding with those questions but really, are you talking about defensive strike to prevent domestic damages or are you saying second strike like they launch we launch? Cuz only one of those scenarios should work.

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  • Darukhnarn@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Second strike refers to being able to still destroy your attacker after your land has been destroyed. It’s basically what keeps balance. It doesn’t matter that much how many nukes you hav, but whether you’ll be able to deploy them regardless of what your enemy did first.

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    • 11111one11111@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Right on. That’s what I was going back and forth on with the whole doomsday prepping for a nuclear EMP. Whether or not one could actually reach us before we shot it down. Also if we took a hit on US soil and it successfully wiped out all electronics, whether or not we would have enough boots on the ground abroad to do anything or if the whole military complex would be too crippled to even actually respond. I watched the new red dawn couple days ago so I think I’ve been looking at it all thru the lens of Hollywood and how a ww3 would play out.

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