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6. I don't think the hair-trigger world-ending all-out exchange of nukes...

Wed Jul 19, 2023, 09:47 AM

Jul 2023

...that we had to worry about during the Cold War is very likely any more.

The downside of that is that "small" nuclear attacks are more likely.

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Russia's Nukes Probably Don't Work - Here's Why [View all] Clash City Rocker Jul 2023 OP

It just takes one of their thousands to work. TheBlackAdder Jul 2023 #1

Maybe, MarineCombatEngineer Jul 2023 #8

You forgot carp. niyad Jul 2023 #21

Oh yeah, MarineCombatEngineer Jul 2023 #24

This is what worries me about this conflict as well. GhostHunter22 Jul 2023 #13

The big Hydrogen ones would likely fail IbogaProject Jul 2023 #4

Almost all modern nukes need tritium sir pball Jul 2023 #15

To split hairs, radioactive tritium is "heavy heavy hydrogen" ... eppur_se_muova Jul 2023 #19

I was pointing people to the main issue IbogaProject Jul 2023 #22

I would reverse this question sarisataka Jul 2023 #5

Yes, that is what they are designed for sarisataka Jul 2023 #11

We do not have the right orthoclad Jul 2023 #7

Every word of this article strikes me as the absolute truth. Aristus Jul 2023 #14

They still use Windows 95. lpbk2713 Jul 2023 #16

That would be modern sarisataka Jul 2023 #17

If even one functions properly, that's a disaster. roxybear Jul 2023 #23