World War 3.0 is going to happen soon

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[–]ActuallyNot 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

If WW 3.0 is between nuclear powers, it's not going to make a blind bit of difference if you've got Beef Jerky or not.

[–]WoodyWoodPeckerHah he he he hah![S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

You underestimate the anti-missile defense system. I was a Federal Contractor for MICOM now AMCOM and I know we can block 90 to 99% of enemy missiles.

[–]ActuallyNot 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

So Russia and China will have to fire something like 10 to 100 missiles before ones gets through and the EMP knocks a 10 mile wide hole in AMCOM, and every other system relying on electronics?

For reference that's between 0.5% and 5% of their combined arsenal.

Your Beef Jerky isn't going to make a blind bit of difference. The fallout will kill you unless you have some way to stop the dust coming in through your ventilation system. Assuming you have a bunker, and you get to it.

[–]WoodyWoodPeckerHah he he he hah![S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

AMCOM is shielded from EMP and uses special DOD Intel chips that are EMP-shielded. They also have a bunker underground with backup systems. I don't live next to a military target so it would take time for fallout to reach me. But the USA will have wiped out Russia and China who don't have that good a missile defense system. Also, we have drones now to take out the remaining 0.5% to 5% of missiles missed.

[–]ActuallyNot 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

AMCOM is shielded from EMP and uses special DOD Intel chips that are EMP-shielded.

I find it difficult to believe that the power and telecommunications infrastructure required to use them will stand an EMP. Was this all tested with real EMPs back in the 60s?

I don't live next to a military target so it would take time for fallout to reach me.

Good point. You may want to stockpile some water so you don't dehydrate, and get to die of radiation sickness.

But the USA will have wiped out Russia and China who don't have that good a missile defense system.

In which case you still won't need your beef jerky. The weather systems come across the pacific, bringing fallout.

Also, we have drones now to take out the remaining 0.5% to 5% of missiles missed.

They'll need to be quick. The DH-2000 is reputedly supersonic.