Posted by buickanddeere on August 30, 2014 at 13:41:46 from (216.183.144.222):
In Reply to: Missile Silos posted by Scott in SF on August 30, 2014 at 12:28:31:
Scott in SF said: (quoted from post at 15:28:31 08/30/14) I would have to wonder if a silo or command center was attacked by a nuke would it work ? Would the communication cables work, would the rocked in the silo get knocked off its foundation or whatever it is called.
Being national defense there would be no shortage of seismic , over pressure and thermal protection.
Unless a warhead actually detonated close enough to a silo to collapse the silo enough. That the missile couldn't physically launch due to binding or blockage. I'll bet they would still go whoosh and kaboom with a push of the button.
This post was edited by buickanddeere at 13:42:18 08/30/14.
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