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PhilDAS

In what situation is it better to have 260 nukes than 180?

180 x 100 kiloton warheads can surely reduce half the world to a wasteland already

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NotThamesWater in reply to @PhilDAS

In theory, so that we can spread them around a bit, and actually get to use them once the bombs start flying, rather than the whole stockpile being destroyed in a first strike.

Assuming we're not already glowing silhouettes by then anyway.

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Eseman in reply to @NotThamesWater

Isn’t the submarine fleet the main platform for the nuclear deterrent? There’s 4 of them, and I doubt they’ve remodelled the interiors to hold an extra 20 nukes a piece.
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Lebowski in reply to @NotThamesWater

I think the answer you are looking for is that there is no realistic situation where it is better to have 260 nukes than 180

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