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time delay. would have been silly to build a system that triggers instantly, seeing as a geomagnetic storm or whatever would initiate nuclear annihilation
by collegeburner 3y ago
time delay. would have been silly to build a system that triggers instantly, seeing as a geomagnetic storm or whatever would initiate nuclear annihilation
- liamwire 3y agoSure, but how do you balance the time between that needed for recovery from a Carington-level event, and leaving it too long such that the adversary has taken out your silos and subs?
- yard2010 3y agoI would speculate it's not a one part scheme. First, a network of international spies would surface, then they could do whatever, even use the enemy nuclear weapons against them
- rytis 3y ago> The Carrington Event was the most intense geomagnetic storm in recorded history, peaking from 1 to 2 September 1859 during solar cycle 10. It created strong auroral displays that were reported globally and caused sparking and even fires in multiple telegraph stations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrington_Event https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrington_Event
- pi-e-sigma 3y agoThe whole point of having subs is that they are meant to be stealthy and survive the initial strike. If you took them out it's game over and the dead hand system is useless.
- collegeburner 3y agothe soviets had and the russians have survivable second-strike capability