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How many nuclear weapons do you really need for MAD to be effective?

rangibaby on Jan 5, 2017 [–]

The magic number seems to be about 100. Enough to destroy important cities and military targets with some spares to reduce the chance of your arsenal being eliminated by a first strike.

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