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They are a fraction of what they used to be, because they can be delivered with far more precision, and far less ability for interception than in the Cold War bomber era.

It's no longer the decade of long-distance bombers running interceptor screens and anti-aircraft fire to deliver warheads directly to where they intend to bomb. It'll just be a series of bright re-entry streaks fanning out from an ICBM releasing it's cluster of warheads on your metro area.

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