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American ICBMs do not have the range to reach North Korea without flying over Russia, which is the flaw that turns a limited counterattack into Armageddon.

Drawn from what Annie Jacobsen said

SubjectsRussiaAmericawar
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war Armed conflict and preparing for it: military spending, alliances, and what changes when machines are in the loop.

What Annie Jacobsen actually said

  1. Annie Jacobsen Investigative journalist and Pulitzer Prize finalist
    there is an absolutely existential flaw in the system, which Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta confirmed with me, which is that our ICBMs do not have enough range. If we launch a counterattack against, say, North Korea, our ICBMs must fly over Russia. They must fly over Russia.

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    ↗Annie Jacobsen: Nuclear War, CIA, KGB, Aliens, Area 51, Roswell & Secrecy | Lex Fridman Podcast #420youtube.com

    22 Mar 2024 · video · 3h 07m · spoken · official transcript

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