@wellerstein At the time Soviet Union had about 3 bombers that could reach US (well, about 80 in fact) How did they get 2000+ MT?
1958 gov't study of a full nuclear exchange predicted USSR hitting USA w. 2,186 Mt; USA hitting USSR w. 5,810 Mt and China w. 705 Mt. Yow.
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@russianforces Presumably by making delusional assumptions about Soviet capabilities? (I don't have the details, just the total megatonnage)
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@wellerstein Did it forecast megadeaths as well as megatonnes?#hairmussedThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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