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I fear that nuclear war could be happening soon..

Global tensions seem to be rising, and superpowers are allowed to be more and more reckless. It feels like the third world war is imminent, a nuclear war which would end everything.

I am so scared.. I am so paralyzed to do anything now. Am I overreacting? Also, what should I be doing?

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[–] Triasha@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, Israel was able to launch a shit ton of Missiles into Iran, and some of the Iranian Missiles hit Israel, even through the Iron dome, the tightest missile defense system in the world.

[–] JustAnotherKay@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)
  1. The tightest missile defense system in the world in public knowledge
  2. The actual system that is used for ICBMs wasn’t activated because these were considered “friendly” missiles by that system.

ETA: 3. Those missiles didn’t have nuclear warheads on them, so the good system wouldn’t have really cared even if they weren’t friendly

[–] BenLeMan@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

(X) Doubt.

Sure, missiles coming in from Iran were probably considered "friendly" by Israel...👍
Yes, the good system will magically discern which of the missiles are nuclear tipped when the time comes.
Also, it won't be missiles raining down once the shit hits the fan. It will be MIRVs. Good luck catching all of those with the secret, ultra capable ABM system that has been deployed to all likely target locations! If you're willing to spend the money, a combination of THAAD, Patriot, and perhaps an Arleigh Burke or two parked off the coast might be able to catch a good number of warheads headed for e.g. NYC or DC but you cannot possibly cover every place in the country all at once.

[–] JustAnotherKay@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

Considered “friendly” by Israel

Not by Israel, by the system in place for nuclear warheads.

The good system will magically discern…

The system doesn’t have to, the people do. And they’re quite good at it.

If you’re willing to spend the money…

You are absolutely right that resources would have to be moved around. This system, however, is not owned or controlled by a single country. How those resources would get moved around would be way above my pay grade