Washington DC (Transatlantic Today) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is bragging about the country’s new hypersonic nuclear missiles. He has stated that his missiles are capable of annihilating US cities. The world is on alert and Putin’s threats are raising concerns of a World War 3 outbreak.
The Russian leader revealed that his country had developed a weapon that can fly more than five times faster than those being developed in the US. According to Vladimir Putin, Russia has intercontinental nuclear missiles and they are capable of destroying American cities.
Russian Leader Revealed That Russian Missiles Are Capable Of Destroying The American Cities
President Putin’s declaration about Russian owning some of the most dangerous hypersonic weapons has posed a threat to the whole world including the USA. The intercontinental missiles have heightened worries of a military clash between Russia and the US. It has also raised concerns for the future of World War III with the West.
Putin revealed at a recently held energy conference in Moscow about the missiles his country owns. He dismissively denied that they intend to harm anyone and also claimed that there are similar systems that are being developed elsewhere.
The five big countries that include: the US, China, the UK, France, and Russia can detect the launch of a nuclear missile. The launch retaliation could be detected before it detonates. All of these countries are in a state of alert and can identify a threat beforehand.
Russia will not be able to launch the first strike in that sort of time frame. There will be a flurry of activity for several days and this would give the US plenty of time to prepare. The Russians will also be keeping a watch on the US missiles. If the US missiles were ready for launch, then it could lead to a very tense situation. Under such a situation, Russia might panic if they believe that the US attack was imminent.
Does Russia Have Enough Nuclear Weapons To Destroy The US Completely?
This is an interesting misconception. We have heard that some countries have big enough nuclear weapons to blow up the world but this is a simple exaggeration. If all the nuclear weapons were used, and the targeted area was destroyed perfectly then only about 20% of the world’s population would be killed.
Radiation poisoning would also include another 25%. The real killer could be the collapse of public services like water, sanitation, energy, health care, food, transportation, and food storage. The spread of diseases could lead to hunger and that would claim another 30%. These effects would predominantly affect the urban settings and the Rural populations would be less affected. The world will reduce by about 10%-20% of its population and that would be the effect of a global nuclear war.
Can Russia’s Nuclear Weapons Reach The United States?
Russian nuclear weapons can reach the United States. In the same way, the United States’ nuclear weapons can easily reach everywhere in Russia. The bigger question is what potential these missiles have to reach their intended targets, and how powerful are they. In a first-strike scenario, the missiles will only be useful to prevent the other side’s missiles.
These missiles cannot arrive before the enemy missiles have become airborne. All these missiles will do is invite the destruction of your own country. If your missiles can arrive on time and are not powerful enough to prevent the enemy missiles from launching, then all they will do is the destruction of your own country. It is important to locate all of your enemy’s launch sites because that will allow you to prevent any kind of damage.
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The nuclear missiles are fast enough to strike before the enemy can retaliate. Both nations including the US missiles can be specially hardened on the launch sites. This is why it becomes likely to survive an attack. Both the nations including the US and Russia have numerous launch sites and have carefully guarded the locations. This is to ensure that the other side is not able to locate all of them.
This is not even considering both sides’ frequent use of mobile launchers and sea-launched ballistic missiles. It is a fact that both have allies who are also nuclear-armed. There is a major reason that the use of nuclear weapons in an apocalypse scenario can be dreadful. The Russian missiles can reach the US and can also destroy the targeted cities. This is why the US is on alert and will be monitoring the situation.
