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They do not have to be, but launching an ICBM that could only destroy a single city block with a conventional warhead would generally be considered a waste of the expensive missile that launched it.

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How many miles can a nuclear bomb reach?

The range of a nuclear bomb depends on its size and type. Intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) carrying nuclear warheads can reach distances of up to thousands of miles. Some ICBMs have a range of over 6,000 miles.


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If by strongest you mean highest yield, I believe this would be Russia. Current treaties allow them higher yield weapons because their ICBMs are somewhat less accurate than US ICBMs.


Does Russia still have nuclear weapons today?

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Was America overreacting when they began nuclear attack awareness?

I do not believe we can know this until the USSR's archives are fully opened to historians, that will probably not happen for some time. However that said it is known that the US nuclear stockpile was significantly larger than the USSR nuclear stockpile until the late 1970s (this was not known by the US at the time) and the US ICBMs have been and still are more accurate than the USSR ICBMs.


What was the nuclear triad?

The nuclear triad refers to a country's ability to deliver nuclear weapons using three different delivery systems: strategic bombers, intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), and submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs). This approach provides redundancy, flexibility, and deterrence in a country's nuclear arsenal.


Why were ICBMs created?

ICBMs were developed by both the United States and the Soviet Union during the cold war in insure mutually assured destruction if either country were to be attacked. Basically, the Soviets threatened the United States, and the United States responded by threatening to level Russia with nukes (ICBMs) if they attacked. The Soviets responded likewise, and therefore, not shots were ever fired because both nations feared a nuclear reprisal by the other.


Where are some located?

I found ICBMs in California on Google earth. I found ICBMs in California on Google earth.


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Do you have to prepare for the nuclear war?

One should not use a definite article when describing a nuclear war. There could be many nuclear wars or none at all. You do not have to do anything because you can simply allow the nuclear bombs to fall and kill a large amount of people. However, to help prevent large amounts of casualties, a country may wish to have a large amount of patriot missiles to shoot down ICBMs and many bomb shelters for people to hide in.


What was a result of H-bomb test in the 1950s?

Both the US and USSR had deliverable nuclear weapons in the 10+ megaton range by 1955.


Have ICBMs ever been used in wars?

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Nuclear weapons how far can they fly?

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