What If USA Launched a Nuclear Bomb (Minute by Minute)
What If USA Launched a Nuclear Bomb (Minute by Minute)
The President of the United States of America makes the call and within a few moments a nuclear warhead has been launched into the sky, roaring towards its target about to deliver a payload of 1.2 megatonnes — there is no going back! Check out today’s epic new video exploring what would happen if the US launched a nuclear strike minute by minute!
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0.18 -> One week before a U.S. nuclear
launch.
3 -> The United States has been closely monitoring
Russian movements in Ukraine. Recently,
7.44 -> some unsettling images have been brought
to light. Satellite imagery reveals nuclear
11.58 -> weapons being moved to airfields just
across the border in Russia. Mobile
15.48 -> launchers also appear to be on the move. U.S.
military intelligence officers scour the data
20.28 -> to make sure what they’re seeing is accurate.
Several MAZ-7917 transporter-erector-launchers
26.34 -> carry RT-2PM Topol ballistic missiles
dangerously close to European borders.
31.44 -> It looks as if several of the nuclear missiles
are positioned to attack the front lines of the
35.4 -> Ukrainian conflict. Others have been moved
to the far reaches of Russia’s eastern
39.18 -> territories. This is unsettling for the United
States and its NATO allies, as Vladamir Putin
44.4 -> is not known for his level headedness. As his
forces suffer defeat after defeat in Ukraine,
49.08 -> he might be willing to take drastic measures.
The President of the United States is informed
53.46 -> of the deployment of nuclear missiles across
Russia. He ponders what might be going through
57.54 -> Putin’s head but quickly realizes that is
a rabbit hole he does not wish to go down.
61.92 -> Instead, the President of the United States
orders several Ohio-Class Ballistic Missile
66.36 -> Submarines to deploy closer to Russian shores. If
a nuclear response by the United States is needed,
71.52 -> these submarines will play a vital role in
quickly striking key targets before Russia
76.2 -> has time to launch a full-scale nuclear
attack. The nation’s defense network is
79.98 -> put on high alert as intelligence officers
try to gather as much intel as possible to
84.6 -> provide the President the opportunity
to make the most informed decision.
87.72 -> B-2A Spirit stealth bombers take off from
Whiteman Air Force Base to fly alert patrols
93.18 -> near the Russian mainland. They are loaded
with GBU-57A/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator
98.76 -> bombs in case things go sideways and the U.S.
needs to take out Russian high-priority targets
104.1 -> hidden deep within protective bunkers. A few B2s
are equipped with B83 nuclear bombs. However,
109.68 -> these aircraft will remain grounded until
further notice. These nukes have a maximum
114.3 -> yield of 1.2 megatonnes, making them some of
the most powerful nukes in the U.S. arsenal.
119.34 -> 24 hours before a U.S. nuclear launch.
122.16 -> Over the past several days, things have
escalated. Ukrainian troops have pushed
126.18 -> Russian forces all the way back to Crimea.
The Chinese Navy has created a blockade
130.2 -> around Taiwan. And Kim Jong-un has been spouting
nonsense and threats that if the United States
135.24 -> tries to interfere with their allies' plans,
North Korea is mobilizing forces across the
139.8 -> DMZ. In a matter of days, global security has
gone from relatively stable, except in Ukraine,
144.84 -> to terrifying uncertainty in
multiple parts of the world.
148.08 -> The President of the United States doesn’t
sleep anymore. He keeps a close eye on
152.52 -> events unfolding across the Atlantic and
in the Pacific. Right now, the best thing
156.24 -> that the U.S. and its NATO allies can do is
prepare. Everyone was already on high alert,
160.8 -> but now the President never lets the
nuclear Football out of his sight.
164.1 -> 47 minutes before a U.S. nuclear launch.
167.04 -> A high-ranking general bursts into the Oval
Office. The President sits at his desk,
171.54 -> staring at the latest images coming in
from around the world. Russia, China,
175.08 -> and North Korea all seem to be posturing
toward taking drastic actions. The President
179.22 -> can see by the look on the general’s face
that this is not going to be good news.
183.24 -> Then an emergency alert reaches
the president directly from the
186.6 -> Pentagon. Russia has launched a nuclear missile.
189.12 -> A network of satellites tracks the thermal
signature of the Russian nuke. It is heading
193.2 -> west towards Europe. The President knows
the target is not the United States as if
197.34 -> Russia were to attack the U.S., their ballistic
missiles would fly over the Arctic. However,
201.36 -> until more data comes in, the exact location of
where the nuke is headed is unknown. The President
205.98 -> picks up the red phone on his desk and gets the
Secretary of Defense on the other line. It is
210.72 -> agreed that everyone should meet in the Situation
Room to plan out what the next steps will be.
214.98 -> 35 minutes before a U.S. nuclear launch.
217.86 -> The Russian missile separates in the atmosphere,
220.26 -> and now four warheads fall towards the city
of Kyiv. Three of the warheads are decoys,
225.12 -> but one contains a nuke that could decimate
the entire capital of Ukraine. Every NASAMS and
230.46 -> anti-air system in Ukraine fires simultaneously.
They try desperately to destroy the warheads
235.08 -> before the nuke detonates. Most of these
systems were designed to take out aircraft,
238.68 -> but desperate times call for desperate measures.
The world holds its breath as the seconds tick by.
244.2 -> One of the anti-air missiles gets a lucky
hit. There is an explosion high up in the
248.34 -> atmosphere. It is not clear how many
of the warheads were destroyed or if
251.7 -> the real nuclear device was the one that
was hit. The people of Kyiv take shelter,
255.54 -> preparing for the worst. The President of
the United States sits in the Situation
259.5 -> Room with his generals, praying that this is
all just a nightmare that he will awake from.
263.28 -> 34 minutes before a U.S. nuclear launch.
266.28 -> The Russian nuclear warhead detonates over the
city of Kyiv. In an instant, millions of lives
271.62 -> are lost. The capital of Ukraine is reduced to a
smoldering crater surrounded by irradiated ruins.
277.26 -> 33 minutes before a U.S. nuclear launch.
280.32 -> “Sir, what are your orders?” the Secretary
of Defense asks the President. His eyes are
285 -> still fixed on the screen showing a mushroom
cloud rising over what was once Kyiv. “Sir!”
289.68 -> the Secretary of Defense screams. The
President closes his eyes and shakes his
293.58 -> head. “We cannot let him get away with this,”
the President whispers. “Get me the leaders
297.54 -> of NATO on the phone. We need everyone on
the same page before what happens next.”
301.44 -> 15 minutes before a U.S. nuclear launch.
304.08 -> The President of the United States ends the call
between the leaders of NATO. He looks around
308.28 -> the Situation Room at his military advisors.
The conversation was brief. Everyone agreed
312.72 -> that Russia’s actions can not stand without
consequences. There needs to be some form of
317.1 -> retaliation by NATO. It is clear that Putin
has lost his mind. After the nuclear attack,
321.84 -> China almost immediately pulled its ships
and other forces back to the mainland in an
326.1 -> attempt to de-escalate the conflict in East
Asia. Even they can’t believe that Vladamir
330.3 -> Putin would fire a nuclear missile at
Ukraine. China has a strict policy of
334.08 -> only using nuclear weapons to defend
its own territory. They condemn Russia
337.86 -> for escalating the war in Ukraine into
a much more dangerous global conflict.
341.76 -> The Situation Room is silent. The European
countries in NATO have already begun mobilizing
346.62 -> their forces. The plan is to hit Putin hard and
fast, but the problem is the mad Russian dictator
351.78 -> still has more nuclear weapons: many more. The
President of the United States has decided that
356.16 -> Vladamir Putin must be immediately punished
and that NATO needs to send a clear message.
360.24 -> The U.S. has taken it upon itself to launch a
retaliatory nuclear strike against several key
365.52 -> military installations across Russia. These nukes
will not target major cities or populated areas,
370.62 -> but they will cripple Russia's nuclear
stores and military infrastructure.
374.46 -> “I’ve made my decision,” the
President says. “Bring me the codes.”
377.52 -> 13 minutes before a U.S. nuclear launch.
380.34 -> Everyone turns to look at the man holding
a black briefcase in the corner of the
384.42 -> Situation Room. For a moment, he does
not move. He knows the ramifications of
388.68 -> delivering the briefcase to the President
now that he’s made up his mind. But it is
392.76 -> his sworn duty. The man takes a step forward
and carries the nuclear football to the table.
397.14 -> He places it in front of the President of
the United States and returns to his post.
401.1 -> The President unlatches the clasps
of the briefcase. They swing open
404.94 -> with a satisfying click. The President then
opens the case and pulls out the contents,
409.14 -> laying them out on the table in front of him.
First, the President opens the Black Book,
412.98 -> which contains the retaliatory options
available to him. There are all types of
416.76 -> scenarios; the President runs his index
finger over the table of contents until
420.54 -> he lands on the one he is looking for. He flips
through the pages and finds the correct one.
424.98 -> The room is as quiet as a graveyard. It is
as if the air has been sucked out of the
429.18 -> chamber. No one moves. The President reads
what's written on the page to himself and
433.08 -> nods his head. He closes the Black Book
and opens another booklet that contains a
437.28 -> list of classified sites and their locations
around the globe. It is here that he finds
441.48 -> the targets that will be hit when he gives
the final order to launch nukes at Russia.
445.32 -> The President closes this book and opens a
manila folder that contains several pages of
449.76 -> authentication codes. He picks up the phone and
calls the National Military Command Center at the
454.08 -> Pentagon. They have been expecting his call. The
voice on the other line speaks an authentication
458.52 -> code into the receiver to verify that the person
on the other line is, in fact, the President of
463.26 -> the United States. The President pauses for a
moment as he reads the words on the laminated
467.46 -> card known as the biscuit. These words are only
known by the President and confirm his identity.
472.74 -> The member of the National Military
Command Center listens to the response;
476.46 -> it is correct. Next, the President
relays the specific code that
480.12 -> signifies which type of strike he wants.
Now that the President has chosen to launch,
484.38 -> there is nothing anyone can do to stop the
process. The President of the United States is
488.52 -> the only one who can authorize a nuclear launch
and is the only one who can cancel it once the
493.44 -> process has begun. This makes many people in the
Situation Room and around the country nervous,
497.82 -> especially if they don’t agree with his decision.
But there is nothing anyone can do about it now.
502.14 -> 5 minutes before a U.S. nuclear launch.
504.9 -> The codes have been authenticated.
The identity of the President has
508.38 -> been confirmed. The encrypted instructions on
what missiles should be prepared for launch
512.46 -> and their targets are sent out to all parties
involved. These Sealed Authentication System
517.02 -> codes are received by military personnel
around the world. When they come in,
520.74 -> safes are opened at each site to retrieve
the verification codes to ensure the SAS
525.18 -> codes are real. Underground launch control
centers that control the Minuteman missile
529.44 -> silos in the heart of the country prepare for
launch. Air force generals order B2 pilots to
534.24 -> report to their planes. Deep under the waters
of the Pacific Ocean, encrypted communications
538.44 -> are sent to the Ohio-Class Submarines, who
ready their nuclear missiles for launch.
543.18 -> In each instance, the NMCC orders are
authenticated one more time by those
547.26 -> who receive them to ensure that the most
serious decision that has ever been made is
551.4 -> real. The NMCC sends out the actual missile
launch codes. There is one more failsafe to
556.5 -> ensure that every possible opportunity to
abort the firing sequence has been given.
560.64 -> 1 minute before a U.S. nuclear launch.
563.28 -> The crews at the underground missile silos open
a box containing two keys. The commander of the
568.2 -> facility holds onto one and gives the other to
his second in command. Submarine captains hand
572.82 -> off a key to their first mate, who walks over
to one of the terminals aboard the submarine and
576.84 -> prepares for what comes next. The captain pulls
his own key out from a chain around his neck.
581.16 -> The B2s that are en route to their targets have
been given the authorization to go weapons-free.
585.42 -> The two pilots in each cockpit are tasked with
ensuring their payload hits the correct target.
589.92 -> 10 seconds before a U.S. nuclear launch.
592.62 -> There is collective anticipation across
every branch of the military. At this point,
596.34 -> all high-ranking officers know what is about
to happen. The United States is going to war,
600.66 -> and its launching nukes to kick off what will
likely be a catastrophic series of events. There
605.27 -> is still hope that by destroying most of Russia’s
nuclear capabilities, an all-out nuclear exchange
610.08 -> can be avoided. But this can’t be confirmed
with 100% accuracy. The seconds tick down.
615.42 -> 5 seconds before a U.S. nuclear launch.
618.24 -> Each launch requires that both keys are
turned within milliseconds of each other.
622.38 -> This ensures that no single person is
responsible for launching the nukes and
626.58 -> adds another layer of protection against
unintentionally starting a nuclear war.
630.54 -> 1 second before a U.S. nuclear launch.
633.3 -> The keys turn in their slots. The launch
of the United States’ nuclear arsenal
637.68 -> is initiated. The Nuclear Triad is
the backbone of America’s national
641.28 -> security. The Triad consists of land,
air, and sea nuclear launch capabilities,
645.84 -> and the President's decision requires that all
three branches fire their missiles at Russia.
650.46 -> 1 second after U.S. nuclear missiles are launched.
653.7 -> The engines on a hundred Minuteman III
missiles roar to life in their underground
657.6 -> silos. These ballistic missiles are located
in Colorado, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota,
662.94 -> and Wyoming. The ground shakes as the silo doors
open, and the Minuteman missiles roar into the
668.4 -> sky. These ICBMs will fly over the Arctic to hit
their targets on the other side of the world.
673.02 -> The soldiers working in the underground launch
control centers ask for forgiveness as they
677.76 -> listen to the nukes take flight. The commanders
at each facility are still on the phone with the
682.14 -> President of the United States and the National
Military Command Center. They update them on their
686.82 -> progress as the missiles rise higher and higher
into the atmosphere. Airborne missile combat
691.26 -> crews monitor the ICBMs once they enter the upper
atmosphere to ensure they are still on target.
695.94 -> The Minuteman III rockets have a range of
over 6,000 miles. They accelerate toward
700.8 -> their top speed of 15,000 miles per hour, which
is around Mach 23. Each missile weighs just under
707.22 -> 80,000 pounds, which is a lot of
weight to launch 700 miles above
711 -> the Earth’s surface. The rockets use three
solid-propellant motors to get the job done.
715.32 -> Seven Ohio-Class Ballistic Missile
Submarines rise close to the surface
719.22 -> just off the Kamchatka Peninsula.
This is only half of the Ohio-Class
723.06 -> subs that the United States has at its
disposal. But for the current mission,
726.24 -> it is all that is needed. The way that the
submarines were designed makes them almost
729.78 -> impossible for the enemy to locate until they
surface. And at that point, it is too late.
734.04 -> Each submarine can carry 20 ballistic missiles
with independently targeted warheads. This means
739.5 -> that each one of the warheads can be assigned a
different target. This will make it incredibly
743.7 -> hard for Russia to intercept them all
or launch effective countermeasures. It
747.44 -> is almost inevitable that at least some
of the missiles will hit their targets.
750.84 -> The Trident II D5 missiles erupt out of their
submarine silos and accelerate into the air. As
756.12 -> soon as the missiles have been launched, the
silo doors close, and the submarine descends
760.44 -> back into the depths of the ocean, where it will
hide from any enemy ships trying to locate it. The
765.06 -> submarines stealthily make their way back to their
respective naval bases to be resupplied for their
769.8 -> next mission. There is no rush at this point, as
the Ohio-Class subs typically spend 77 days at sea
775.44 -> before returning for routine maintenance. However,
if they needed to, the subs could stay underwater
780.36 -> for much longer as they are nuclear-powered and
don’t need to surface to replenish air. Instead,
785.16 -> they use electrolysis to break apart H20
molecules and generate oxygen for the crew.
789.9 -> The B2 bombers are still traveling toward their
objectives. Their timing has been precisely
794.46 -> planned out so that they drop their bombs as
soon as the first nuclear missiles hit their
798.6 -> targets. The key to the President’s plan is that
the nukes strike Russia almost simultaneously.
803.46 -> 5 minutes after U.S. nuclear
missiles are launched.
806.52 -> NATO forces have launched a series of aerial
and ground attacks into Russian territory.
810.9 -> Their main objective is to serve as
a decoy for what is to come. Bombers
814.92 -> and fighter jets hit key Russian radar
stations that survey the northern edges
819 -> of Russian territory and the skies over
the Arctic. This is done to prevent early
823.02 -> detection of the incoming ballistic missiles
arcing over the North Pole of the planet.
826.74 -> Ground forces speed towards Moscow in an attempt
to focus Putin’s attention on the invasion instead
832.68 -> of the strategic nuclear strikes that the United
States has just launched. It is a race against
836.64 -> time for NATO forces. They need to cause as much
damage and mayhem as possible to distract the mad
842.28 -> dictator of Russia from launching his own nukes.
Long-range missiles target key communication hubs
847.68 -> between Moscow and the rest of the country.
The more disruptive NATO forces can be,
851.82 -> the better the chances the U.S. nukes have at
hitting their targets without being intercepted.
856.56 -> 15 minutes after U.S. nuclear
missiles are launched.
859.74 -> The Trident II D5 missiles descend toward
their targets. Simultaneously, the B2s drop
865.2 -> their nuclear bombs. These stealth aircraft
are supplemented by a handful of B-21 Raiders,
869.76 -> with upgraded tech and longer ranges. The
Russians have no idea that these aircraft have
874.5 -> entered their airspace. They claimed that their
newest forms of radar could detect even stealth
879.06 -> bombers, but this, like so much of Russia’s
military posturing, is just a fabrication.
883.38 -> The pilots sight their targets using
a combination of infrared sensors,
886.98 -> satellite telemetry, and high-tech radar.
They have already been given the all-clear
891.06 -> to drop their nukes since they must maintain
radio silence while in Russian airspace to
895.44 -> keep from being detected. Each B-2 drops
sixteen 2,400-pound B83 nuclear bombs.
901.38 -> They use sophisticated guidance systems to
ensure that the nukes hit their targets.
905.4 -> In an instant, dozens of nuclear missiles
and bombs detonate above key Russian military
910.2 -> installations. The distraction by NATO forces
seems to have worked. The already weakened Russian
915.42 -> military is so understaffed due to the war in
Ukraine that they just didn’t have the personnel
920.04 -> to effectively monitor the NATO attacks and the
incoming U.S. nuclear warheads. However, it is now
925.44 -> clear what the strategy is. Putin screams at his
generals to launch any Russian nukes that remain.
930.24 -> At that very moment, a B61 thermonuclear
gravity bomb penetrates the ground near
935.7 -> where Vladamir Putin is hunkered down
in a bunker. The nuke detonates and
939.48 -> instantly wipes out the Russian President
and his closest generals. This will cause a
943.74 -> breakdown in the chain of command and should
deter Russia from launching its own nukes.
947.94 -> Luckily, the classified information
the President of the United States had
951.6 -> included detailed instructions on where the
first nuclear warheads needed to strike to
956.58 -> deactivate the Russian Dead Hand contingency.
This automated system is supposed to kick in
961.26 -> if the Russian leadership is ever killed in a
nuclear attack. Dead Hand uses information and
965.88 -> sensors to determine if an all-out retaliatory
strike should be launched if Russian leadership
970.5 -> has been compromised. However, the system
was from the Soviet Era, and like many of the
975.12 -> military systems that carried over from this
time period, it was not properly maintained.
979.32 -> A few well placed nuclear strikes have completely
disabled the Dead Hand system and have kept
984.48 -> Russian protocols from instantly launching every
remaining nuke they had at U.S. and NATO targets.
990 -> 30 minutes after U.S. nuclear
missiles are launched.
992.88 -> The Minuteman III ICBMs are about to strike
their targets. The warheads are descending
997.8 -> toward the Earth at top speed. The remaining
leaders of the Russian military use the A135
1002.48 -> system, which once consisted of 68 nuclear-armed
interceptors and phased-array radar stations, to
1008.72 -> track and destroy incoming missiles. But the first
strike by the United States has already decimated
1013.1 -> countless bases and assets, rendering their
defensive network almost completely inoperable.
1017.54 -> The Russian Unified Air Defense System is still
relaying information; the problem is that the
1022.4 -> military personnel required to effectively launch
nuclear countermeasures has been decimated by the
1027.14 -> initial attack and by the war in Ukraine. However,
two of the six Voronezh early warning radar
1032.6 -> installations still remain and are connected
to the S-400 and S-500 anti-missile systems.
1037.82 -> The S-400 is designed to intercept aircraft
and ballistic missiles with a range of up
1042.62 -> to 250 miles. The upgraded version of these
missiles has active radar to help them track
1047.84 -> incoming targets. The Russian military launches
several S-400 at the incoming Minuteman IIIs.
1053.36 -> Several hit their targets and detonate.
Russia also has next-generation S-500s,
1058.1 -> but with a shortage of semiconductors and
materials due to sanctions from the war in
1062 -> Ukraine, the upgrading of their missile
defense systems has yet to be completed.
1065.54 -> The Minuteman III nukes hit their marks.
Almost all of the major Russian targets that
1069.86 -> the President of the United States ordered to be
destroyed are now either vaporized or consumed by
1074.42 -> fire. The Russian landscape is covered in
radiation; its military is decimated. Key
1079.64 -> Russian government and military leaders are
no more. The mission was a success but at
1084.38 -> what cost? A U.S. nuclear launch is something
that the world hopes will never happen again.
1088.82 -> Now watch “What If North Korea
Launched a Nuclear Bomb (Minute
1092 -> by Minute).” Or check out “This Is How
You Actually Survive a Nuclear Attack.”
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