#420 – Annie Jacobsen: Nuclear War, CIA, KGB, Aliens, Area 51, Roswell & Secrecy
Lex Fridman Podcast
The Danger of Nuclear Submarines and Their Second Strike Capacity
Nuclear armed and powered submarines are described as having a second strike capacity, making them as dangerous to civilization as an asteroid. These submarines are considered unstoppable and unlocatable. The former chief of the nuclear submarine forces highlighted the extreme difficulty in detecting submarines under the sea, stating it is easier to find a grapefruit-sized object in space. Recent documents revealed that nuclear submarines from countries like Russia, China, and North Korea have been reaching within a few hundred miles of the eastern and western coasts of the United States undetected. This close proximity allows for a very short time frame of under 10 minutes from launch to strike, making these submarines extremely dangerous and challenging to detect in real time.
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