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  • REgon [they/them]
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    2 months ago

    I can see a reverse cuban missile crisis playing out, but the US being the US just launching the nukes at some point

    • barrbaric [he/him]
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      2 months ago

      With modern missile tech is there even any reason to put nuclear missiles in Taiwan? I was under the impression that ICBMs have basically made that pointless. Oh no, the targets will live for 5-10 whole minutes longer during the travel time.

      • REgon [they/them]
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        2 months ago

        Uh yeah, lockheed martins quarterly reports needs it. Checkmate commie

        • barrbaric [he/him]
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          2 months ago

          Pshaw, they can get that money by investing into hypersonic missiles to get that number down from 5-10 minutes to 2-3.

          • REgon [they/them]
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            2 months ago

            I don't think the US has capacity to make hypersonic missiles though, so that would require the arms manufacturers to actually do some research and improve manufaturing

            • barrbaric [he/him]
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              2 months ago

              Hmm, you're right, and that wouldn't be very profitable. Perhaps they should see if they can buy the technology from China! i-love-not-thinking

      • Parzivus [any]
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        2 months ago

        It kinda matters in that there's a chain of command before you can retaliate. Someone has to see the missiles, make sure it's not a malfunction, tell their boss who tells their boss, etc. Ideally your missiles land before the counterattack starts. This is why deploying missiles in eastern Europe was such a big deal to Putin as well.