Putin said Russia has delivered tactical nuclear warheads to Belarus and said Russia could use similar weapons in Ukraine, but there was no need to do so more than a year into the invasion.

concrete_baby@sh.itjust.works · 1 year ago

Putin said Russia has delivered tactical nuclear warheads to Belarus and said Russia could use similar weapons in Ukraine, but there was no need to do so more than a year into the invasion.

DevCat@lemmy.world · 1 year ago

this badly breaks MAD.

Not really. Current estimates are that Russia has about 1,500 missiles deployed and ready to go. If we assume only 10% will actually lift off, and of those, only 10% will hit their target and detonate, that leaves 15 cities to be hit. Living near a potential target?

fubo@lemmy.world · 1 year ago

Me? I’m not far downhill from a National Lab; if their nukes work, I’m toast.

Bloops@lemmygrad.ml · 1 year ago

If we assume only 10% will actually lift off, and of those, only 10% will hit their target and detonate

What? Why would we assume this?

Putin said Russia has delivered tactical nuclear warheads to Belarus and said Russia could use similar weapons in Ukraine, but there was no need to do so more than a year into the invasion.

Putin said Russia has delivered tactical nuclear warheads to Belarus and said Russia could use similar weapons in Ukraine, but there was no need to do so more than a year into the invasion.

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