What would a total nuclear war between China and the US look like?

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This video analyzes the course of a hypothetical nuclear weapons exchange between China and the US. What sort of arsenal does each side have? What sort of defenses are in play? And just what kind of destruction would each side inflict on the other?

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New york city sunset

Nuclear test image by US DoD

Chinese flag

[Binkov]

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[surajswaroop]

Oh boi, looks like we can play fallout irl then

[seanvogel]

I don't want to set the world on fire, I just want to start a flame in your

[Zerosen]

I wonder how China's launch of its Hypersonic missile now changes this scenerio

[kuanged]

I love how the war hawks are still trying to play up one side as the winner. When the world population drops from 8 billion to 500 million people in one year there won't be winners.

[sahelanthropusbrensis]

Imagine a nuclear war and that underground city in Australia arriving as the dominant civilization.

[mrsnrub]

Real fucken glad I watched this before bed. Its not like I needed to sleep or anything

[carlrogers]

Very inspirational video Bink-Man! Let's do it.

[shawntherapidlyaginghipster]

Dear Binkov, would your sponsors allow you to put advertisements at the end of your videos? That would be awesome since it would make the ads easier to skip.

[houstonhelicoptertours]

"Whoever shoots first, dies second."

[Jaxymann]

People who’ve played Fallout: *Hey, I’ve seen this one before!*

[billyrybak]

It looks like the war scenario needs to be updated, especially with the advent of hypersonic missiles bilaterally

[ethanren]

Wow, the topic is going wilder and wilder.

[edbrook]

Kennedy once boasted to Kruscheov that he could destroy the USSR a thousand times over. Kruscheov’s reply was “yes mr Kennedy, but I can destroy you once”.

[SD-tjdh]

Imagine being on the ISS and watching the earth tear itself apart, knowing your death is inevitable, but not knowing if you'll be blown apart, or just left to starve.

[speedycpu]

Hope we can one day live in a world without the risk of one day seeing a bright flash outside our window. The thought of that happening is pretty scary. All electronics will fry in the EMP before the shock wave even hits, and if you and your family survive the blast, no worries, there are likely at least a dozen more coming at the same target. Can't imagine seeing flash after flash after flash, then endless blast waves from all directions. Hell, to be sure.

[Vaultboy-kejj]

Prepare for the future! A brighter future, underground!

[MrRyan-fdrd]

And we’re acting like Nukes would be the only “super” weapons used in such a war.
Once a nuke comes out, we’ll all witness some nifty ass weapons each side has been keeping secret for years.

[cl]

I think it's really smart for the US to have chosen for our missile silos to be in the most desolate and unrecognizable areas. That way the enemy will have to choose their targets whether it be civilian centers, naval bases, military airstrips or missile silos (if the strike is done early).

[xmarksthespot]

China and US fire ICBMs
Russia: Ok now I know why Canada would be upset.