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[โ€“] theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Maybe you can take out the air fields and the silos before anything has left the ground, maybe, but the subs are already out at sea.

MIRV makes interception dubious...

[โ€“] Maggoty@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

MIRV doesn't deploy until after re-entry. Modern interception occurs mid course, in orbit.