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The Future of War Is Here

Plain English with Derek Thompson

CHAPTER

The Seven Minute Experience of the American President Understanding a Nuclear Attack

It's an interesting question and I hope one that remains the hypothetical. It used to be at the start of the Cold War or several years into the Cold War once the United States and the Soviet Union both had large nuclear arsenals. Now they're using ICBMs which not only make that same trip in just 30 minutes, but also come screaming down from space. They really have very little chance of stopping them.

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