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[-] barrbaric@hexbear.net 9 points 3 weeks ago

With modern missile tech is there even any reason to put nuclear missiles in Taiwan? I was under the impression that ICBMs have basically made that pointless. Oh no, the targets will live for 5-10 whole minutes longer during the travel time.

[-] Parzivus@hexbear.net 9 points 3 weeks ago

It kinda matters in that there's a chain of command before you can retaliate. Someone has to see the missiles, make sure it's not a malfunction, tell their boss who tells their boss, etc. Ideally your missiles land before the counterattack starts. This is why deploying missiles in eastern Europe was such a big deal to Putin as well.

[-] REgon@hexbear.net 9 points 3 weeks ago

Uh yeah, lockheed martins quarterly reports needs it. Checkmate commie

[-] barrbaric@hexbear.net 7 points 3 weeks ago

Pshaw, they can get that money by investing into hypersonic missiles to get that number down from 5-10 minutes to 2-3.

[-] REgon@hexbear.net 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I don't think the US has capacity to make hypersonic missiles though, so that would require the arms manufacturers to actually do some research and improve manufaturing

[-] barrbaric@hexbear.net 5 points 3 weeks ago

Hmm, you're right, and that wouldn't be very profitable. Perhaps they should see if they can buy the technology from China! i-love-not-thinking

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