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jacquesm • yesterday at 11:05 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

That's how long a typical submarine based hit of a Russian missile on the USA would take from launch to detonation over target.

Land based would take maybe twice that much.

Effectively the world has been 30 minutes from 'dead' since the 1960s.


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lazide • yesterday at 11:26 PM

It’s why the US mostly gave up on fallout shelters - no realistic amount of time to get to them unless you’re already sitting on it.

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