• bartolomeo@suppo.fi
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    10 months ago

    What is a “nuclear-deterrent missile”? Is it just a nuclear missle? A regular missle that deters nuclear missles?

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      10 months ago

      https://lemmy.crimedad.work/post/57650

      Nuclear deterrent because it’s submarine-borne. If a country makes a first strike on the UK, their submarines, which are ideally hidden and steaming around in oceans somewhere, can make a retaliation strike. They’re still equipped with nuclear warheads but aren’t necessarily intended for a first strike.

      You can destroy the UK, but you won’t escape unscathed.