What if Russia Launched a Nuclear Bomb (Minute by Minute)

In this video, we take a look at the potential timeline of events that could take place if Russia launched a nuclear bomb.

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[untouchablex]

Not a nuclear bomb. It's a "special military projectile."

[spfadden]

It’s amazing how intelligent both countries are. Too bad it’s wasted on world ending technology

[ppppp]

Other Infographics Show episodes coming out this week:
"Life in a nuclear wasteland: Year One"
"How a nuclear bunker would be basically useless in a nuclear war"
"Russia nuked us. Here's what happens to the government"
"How to pay back your student loans in the event of nuclear war"

[tallonmetroids]

Fun fact, all surface Navy ships have a sprinkler system that is triggered either before or right after a nuclear detonation to prevent fallout from touching the outer surfaces of the ships, making de-con either easier or not necessary. The sprinklers basically create a force field of water around the ships against said fallout.

Edit: Since a few of you needed it, I expanded on the "force field" bit.

[James-jljt]

You might as well change the name of this channel to the nuke show

[wfpnknw]

You missed one of the most important defensive aspects. The full ship washdown system. It douses the ship in sea water constantly to stop fallout landing on and contaminating it. Without it the ship can become unusable.

[Highland_Moo]

I’m a female from a wee village in the Scottish highlands. I live next to a weapons testing range for NATO underwater weapons. An Astute Class submarine from our Royal Navy grounded close to my home in 2011. I learned a lot about what one nuclear weapon would do to a carrier strike group by reading a book by Patrick Robinson called Nimitz Class. He has a whole heap of, (fictional), books he wrote about the whole sneakiness of underwater warfare and I only discovered his books when I was very poorly in 2002 when I was pregnant and had to spend a long time in hospital. Someone had left HMS Unseen, his book about Kilo/Upholder type submarines, and I was hooked. This wee video is on a par with Robinson for explaining in great detail that even muppets like myself can understand! I enjoyed this very much and if you get a chance to read his books, I definitely recommend Nimitz Class, HMS Unseen, Kilo Class…..all excellent reads.

[Darren]

The Boris Johnson Characture has killed me forever !!! BRILLIANT

[TheAllSeeingEye]

Let's hope this stays hypothetical

[the_once-and-future_king.]

Gotta love when Infographics goes the extra mile to cheer us up!

Edit: 1.2k likes? Thanks everyone. This took off like an ICBM!

[theunknown]

Way to go mankind. You really cherished the gift you were given

[Sanderford]

The good thing about this scenario is it's highly unlikely only the cruiser would engage the ICBM, as the Carrier Group likely also has 1-3 Arleigh Burke DDGs, which would also have SM3 and SM6 missiles.

[BrougeGG]

Just so you know. A fully loaded CVN has a crew of over 5200.... not 2600 like you guys showed. Even without the air wings, we crew more than 3000

[Vormelon]

This channel is more entertainment than educational. As long as you keep that in mind you can enjoy the videos.

[manwithtwoeyes]

I feel like there has to be more defense against nuclear weapons, just not publicly known. There certainly is the tech to do so.

[DavidBFox]

This video, like all others produced by this company, is intelligently researched and presented. The situations described can really happen today. And let's not forget the narrator. His concise reading is the best part of the video.

[The_Spartan_Legend]

This video has more hypotheticals than the overall number of videos on the channel.

[MrEjidorie]

Many Japanese people take peace for granted for a long time in spite of tense atmosphere in the world. But this video shows that Japan could be one of major targets of nuclear strikes because of close military tie with the United States. Japanese people need to take all possible countermeasures against the worst scenario.

[fit-theology]

My heart was literally pounding faster as I imagined myself as a crew member on the ship bracing for impact!

[BumKnuckle]

You forgot the most important part when the alien spacecraft shoot and disable the Russian missile with energy beams. Crisis over.