Nuclear war is back within the realm of possibility, according to the UN Secretary-General.
Russia has said in the past that it could destroy the US with missiles.
North Dakota or Montana are likely to be the targets of a nuclear attack by Russia.
Following Russia's warning that it was putting its nuclear forces on alert, the UN secretary-general said that nuclear war was back within the realm of possibility. Concerns about the use of a nuclear weapon have continued since then.
Russian state media detailed how Moscow would destroy US cities and areas after a nuclear treaty collapsed and the Cold War rivals returned to targeting mode.
The Pentagon, Camp David, Jim Creek Naval Radio Station in Washington, Fort Ritchie in Maryland, and McClellan Air Force Base in California would be targets according to Russian state television.
The last two have been closed for over two decades.
It's a good idea to take its claims with a grain of salt. Insider didn't take Russia's word for it when it came to nuclear targets, instead getting an expert opinion on where Moscow would likely try to strike.
According to Russian state media, Putin's missiles would destroy these US targets.
Since the Cold War, the US and Russia have drawn up plans on how to wage nuclear war against each other, and while large population centers with huge cultural impact may seem like obvious choices, strategists believe a nuclear attack will focus on counteracting the enemy's nuclear forces.
According to Stephen Schwartz, author of Atomic Audit: The Costs and Consequences of US Nuclear Weapons Since 1940, as the Cold War progressed and improvements in nuclear weapons and intelligence- collection technologies enabled greater precision in where those weapons were aimed, the emphasis in targeting shifted from cities to nuclear stockpile.
The map shows where Russia would have to attack to wipe out the US's nuclear forces.
The map shows targets for an all-out attack on the US's fixed nuclear infrastructure, weapons, and command-and-control centers.
Schwartz told Insider that it was unlikely that the attack would succeed. It would have to be flawless in order for this to happen. The stuff you missed will come back at you if a few weapons escapes.
US nuclear submarines could retaliate even if every single US intercontinental missile silo were destroyed.
In their patrol areas, the US has four to five nuclear-armed submarines that are ready to go.
Even high-ranking officials in the US military don't know where the silent submarines are, and there's no way Russia could chase them all down before they fired back, which Schwartz said could be done in as little as five to fifteen minutes.
Depending on how the wind blew, a strike on a relatively small area could lead to death and destruction. That is because of something.
The majority of the US's nuclear forces are far from population centers. If you live next to an ICBM silo, you don't have to be afraid.
According to Schwartz, there is a small chance that Russia could survive a nuclear attack on the US. Schwartz said that people in big cities like New York and Los Angeles should not worry about being hit by a nuclear weapon.
Concerns that the war in Ukraine could lead to a nuclear war have prompted the re-publication of this article.
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