The Pentagon Simulated A “Limited” Nuclear Exchange Between U.S. And Russian Forces

David Axe, National Interest: The Pentagon Just Simulated a 'Limited' Nuclear War With Russia

Don’t be fooled. A ‘small’ nuclear war would change everything.

The Pentagon in late February simulated a “limited” nuclear exchange between U.S. and Russian forces. In other words, a small atomic war.

The simulation -- more accurately, the Pentagon’s revelation of the simulation -- appears to be part of the U.S. Defense Department’s effort to secure from Congress billions of dollars in additional funding for new, low-yield nukes.

Some theorists believe low-yield weapons are more useful than high-yield weapons are. But it’s important to note that even a “small” nuclear war would kill tens of millions of people and fundamentally alter life on Earth.

The nuke-war simulation occurred during Secretary of Defense Mark Esper’s visit to the headquarters of U.S. Strategic Command in Omaha, Nebraska.

“We conducted a -- a mini-exercise, if you will,” an unnamed “senior defense official” explained in a press conference at the Pentagon.

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WNU Editor: Bottom line. Everyone loses.

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