also, this is an incredible statement, they’re basically moaning that China would be able to respond effectively to a nuclear first strike by the burger empire
Asian defence officials said a joint early warning system would also allow China to launch nuclear weapons upon receiving warning of an impending nuclear strike. That would mark a shift from its strategy of using nuclear weapons only in retaliation against a strike that has already occurred — a change that nuclear experts believe Beijing has long contemplated.
apparently that missile silo went out of commission in the 80s bc of the issue of modernization. now it’s just a museum. it’s the titan missile silo in green valley, arizona. i’m guessing oliver refered to that one