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#420 – Annie Jacobsen: Nuclear War, CIA, KGB, Aliens, Area 51, Roswell & Secrecy
Lex Fridman Podcast
The Threat of Undetectable Nuclear Submarines
Nuclear armed nuclear powered submarines are described as second strike capacity, likened to asteroids in terms of danger to civilization due to being unstoppable and unlocatable. These submarines are considered extremely dangerous as they are able to move around undetected throughout the oceans, potentially reaching close to the shores of countries within minutes. Despite advanced underwater surveillance systems, nuclear submarines remain virtually impossible to detect in real-time, posing a significant threat with their capability of launching ballistic missiles from great depths beneath the surface.
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