Russian “Doomsday Machine” Could Level Entire US Cities
Status-6—a mysterious Russian nuclear weapon described in the Nuclear Posture Review released Friday by the Trump administration—is what NPR calls “a doomsday machine. Or at least a doomsday-ish machine.”
“The detonation of Status-6 in any [large US port city] would essentially wipe out their population into the far suburbs…”
“a new intercontinental, nuclear-armed, nuclear-powered, undersea autonomous torpedo.”
Read: How Trump Has Plunged America Into Its Darkest Days
Russia would likely use Status-6 as a “third-strike” weapon if it’s attacked by the US and unable to use its other nuclear missiles. However, it’s also possible Status-6 doesn’t exist.
Edward Geist of the Rand Corp. says Russia may have simply enlarged a drawing of a normal torpedo “to get our attention.” The Trump administration could have included it in the report to drum up support for its plan to strengthen the US nuclear arsenal.
“There is no indication from public information that Russia is actively developing the system, but it is alarming to see it in a Pentagon document…”
…says Adam Mount at the Federation of American Scientists. Elsewhere in the report, the US discusses plans to make new, smaller atomic bombs as a deterrent against Russia.
The Russian foreign minister calls the plan “confrontational” and “anti-Russian,” the BBC reports.
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Scary times we live in. That being said, if and when you hear about the city possibly being attacked, if something happens to yours truly since I would get hit in the aftershock of it all, think of me fondly as I bend over to kiss my ass goodbye. I joke because otherwise I would be tearing my hair out and I like my hair.
I should have clarified what city. San Francisco is my city by the bay, also Journey’s.
San Francisco is on my bucket list, and so are the Farillons.
I’m busy that day 😉
LOL. Thanks Jess 🙂
We’ll meet again – don’t know where, don’t know when. . .
Thus spake Dr Strangelove.
Trump and his buddy Putin want to divvy up the world between them. Russsia gets Europe, the US gets the Americas. Everywhere else is up for negotiation.
If that be the case Russia wins. trump is a piss poor negotiator.
^^^THIS^^^ I have seen a meme floating around all week about his skills as a businessman wheeler and dealer. Bill Clinton got a free blowjob, Trump paid 130k to a porn star, now which one is it that is the better business man again?
LOL LOL! Even I know the answer to that question Jess 🙂