What Would a Nuclear War Look Like: Dmitry Nikotin

The National Security Archive of the United States has published a declassified list of nuclear targets from 1956, according to expert Dmitry Nikotin. According to him, the red dots indicate areas that were considered targets within Russian territory at that time.

Nikotin notes that the U.S. possesses approximately 1,900 nuclear warheads deployed on missiles and bombers (with thousands more in reserve), ready to be launched at any moment. These weapons could reach their targets in half an hour.