The U.S. Nuclear Arsenal: Ineffective, Obsolete, and Lacking Credibility
Alternative title: The US Nuclear Arsenal Is As Ineffective As Her Conventional Weaponry, the US Is Now Ripe for Taking and Easy to Knock Out Finally For Good And Maybe It Should Be As There Will Hardly Be a Better Time Than Now
On October 30, 1961, the Soviet Union achieved a momentous milestone in military technology by testing the Tsar Bomb, the most powerful nuclear weapon ever created. This historic detonation over a remote northern island produced a flash visible from over 1,000 kilometers away, evoking a mixture of shock and awe in distant locations such as Norway, Greenland, and Alaska. The explosion generated a towering mushroom cloud that ascended to an astonishing height of 67 kilometers. The resulting blast wave traveled around the globe three times, completing its first circuit in just 36 hours and 27 minutes. Seismic waves throughout the Earth’s crust also conveyed the enormity of the event, while the atmospheric pressure wave was detected as far away as New Zealand, also in a series of three.
This monumental test enabled Soviet scientists to validate innovative design principles for high-yield thermonuclear devices, leading to the creation of nuclear weapons with "practically unlimited power," as one report succinctly described it.
In stark contrast, though it used two early nuclear devices in 1945 to kill hundreds of thousands of people in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, two cities in Japan, the United States has never conducted a test that approaches the scale or potency of the Tsar Bomb, not only because domestic testing sites are scarce, but also because the U.S. has never been able to develop technology comparable to that of the Soviet Union. This technological gap is further illustrated by the consistent missile testing carried out by Russia, which regularly executes intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) tests from launch sites in northern Europe to targets in the far reaches of the Russian East. In these tests, missiles traverse the entire expanse of two continents—Europe and Asia—and cover more than half of the Earth's circumference at the equator.
Importantly, these missile tests in Russia do not merely serve as public relations spectacles; they result in successful strikes on land-based targets, allowing for comprehensive recovery and assessment of both warhead performance and missile precision. By comparison, the U.S. military often resorts to theatrical demonstrations, occasionally launching missiles into the ocean for show rather than conducting rigorous tests aimed at improving technological capabilities.
No other nation, including the United States, has undertaken the kind of intercontinental missile launches across vast expanses as routinely performed by Russia. The implications of this disparity are profound. If the U.S. were to engage in a similar test, it would entail launching a missile from a location slightly north of New York, New York, all the way to striking a target at the southernmost tip of Patagonia—an ambitious and unprecedented endeavor but hardly ever achievable.
"No other nation has ever tested a nuclear-capable ICBM (or IRBM) in real-life combat situations"
This glaring gap in nuclear capabilities reveals a troubling lack of knowledge and expertise in the U.S. arsenal, raising serious questions regarding its deterrent value. The reality is that the U.S. nuclear arsenal, far from serving as a credible deterrent, appears increasingly ineffective and disconnected from modern military realities. In light of this evidence, one might question whether such an arsenal should deter anyone at all—or if, perhaps, it has become irrelevant in an evolving geopolitical landscape.
However, there is more to consider. As impartial observers of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine should know by now, one significant lesson from this NATO-provoked war is that NATO's weaponry—especially that of the United States—is, at best, subpar and, at worst, often entirely ineffective. Frequently, these arms fail to work as intended or do not function at all, and they are relatively easy to destroy.
When we extrapolate this observation to U.S. nuclear arms, it’s worth noting that I won't even delve into the anemic and outdated nuclear arsenals of certain European nations, such as France and Britain, which lack proper means of delivery. The rationale becomes clear: it is both justified and prudent to conclude that the United States' nuclear armaments and systems, which comprise its nuclear deterrent, are unlikely to perform any better than the other poorly designed and constructed American weaponry. This is a direct consequence of their production by the same corrupt capitalist Military-Industrial Complex, which prioritizes unrestrained profits over the essential qualities of quality, reliability, sound design, and proper performance.
In fact, U.S. nuclear weaponry may function even worse than its conventional military technology does. At this point, it is highly improbable that these weapons will operate effectively at all. In addition to the issues shared with other overrated but largely ineffective American arms, the nuclear arsenal suffers from further complications. Many of its components are outdated, superannuated, and degraded, with likely deteriorated nuclear elements due to decades—or even longer—without testing or replacement.
Moreover, critical skills related to the design, production, maintenance, and operation of nuclear weapons appear to have been lost, resulting in an alarming erosion of the necessary know-how. Should the U.S. military dare to attempt the use or even test its nuclear arsenal in real-world conditions, the likely outcome would be a disaster or catastrophe at launch.
Thus, all indications suggest that the U.S. nuclear arsenal does not work effectively; it is little more than a façade—nothing but an elaborate bluff, filled with hot air and an ineffective poker face. Compounding this issue is the fact that the United States lacks a reliable anti-ICBM defense system, but relies on deterrence that thus may or may not be functional.
This scenario invites tantalizing opportunities for nations with proven nuclear capabilities, including India, Pakistan, China, Iran, and North Korea. Moreover, whether the United States possesses a functional nuclear deterrent may ultimately be irrelevant.
Contrary to popular belief, a mass nuclear attack is not the only route to incapacitating the United States.
A creative approach could yield devastating consequences. For instance, a 2017 report from the EMP Commission concluded that North Korea could easily detonate a single EMP device—a nuclear explosion at high altitude—over the United States. Such an event could permanently disable the electrical grid, potentially resulting in the loss of up to 90% of the U.S. population within a year, according to the study.
Additionally, the Yellowstone supervolcano represents another unconventional target for a nuclear strike on the U.S., whether or not a credible nuclear deterrent exists. A single nuclear device could breach the fragile structure of the volcano, potentially triggering a supereruption that, as per current scientific understanding, could spell the end not only for the United States but also devastate Canada in the process.
For American leadership, arriving at this painful realization could not come at a worse time. As its conventional weaponry faces severe scrutiny and degradation on the battlefield in Ukraine and is abused and put to shame there, the U.S. has positioned itself squarely on Russia's shit list it may remain on for the foreseeable future and must now eke out the rest of its sorry existence in grave fear.
It will be even easier to terminate the U.S.'s chief client - Britain - and kill its entire benighted population and probably safer too seeing as it is on a tiny island which will make it easier to contain any hazards.
By I.
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