Because only 1500 of the 1700 nukes working would make such a big difference.
Or 10 of the 1700… Doesn’t matter how many, you have to think of it as xxx amount of the top populated cities. The top 10 populated cities will automatically decimate the population of many countries.
I think it’s pretty safe to say that they likely don’t have ALL their warheads in functional order… but even if it’s just 2% of them… it’s enough to fuck over several countries for a long time.
Or 10 of the 1700… Doesn’t matter how many, you have to think of it as xxx amount of the top populated cities. The top 10 populated cities will automatically decimate the population of many countries.
I think it’s pretty safe to say that they likely don’t have ALL their warheads in functional order… but even if it’s just 2% of them… it’s enough to fuck over several countries for a long time.