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Published 12:43 23 Sep 2025 GMT
A simulation has shown what would happen in the first 30 minutes should a nuclear war suddenly break out.
Before you go off selling your car like some people are currently doing for the apparent rapture, I need to reassure you that nuclear war has NOT been declared.
But if you're like me and have a morbid fascination with doomsday, then the YouTube channel Modern Muscle has got us covered.
The simulation begins in the U.S., where it details that 40 LGM-30 Minuteman III ICBM's are launched via silos.
Each of those missiles carries a single warhead, which carries around 40 times the power of the atomic bombs that were dropped on Japan in the Second World War.
Off the coast of America sits submarines that carry Trident II ballistic missiles, which the video describes as the most destructive weapon that the military owns.
These missiles travel at 18,000mph and can travel 7,500 miles.
Around 16 minutes after the launch of the U.S. nuclear weapons, Russia begins to prepare its forces for retaliation.
The video claims that Russia has around 126 ICBMs ready for launch in four different locations.
It then explains that a dedicated number of U.S. missiles would be targeted towards Russia's arsenal, including their Pacific Fleet.
Not only would Russia's nuclear weapons be targeted, but so would their communication radars and telecommunication centers.
Around 30 minutes in, all Russian targets would be destroyed, and the land surrounding them would be uninhabitable.
But one thing the video doesn't appear to show is how Russia would reply. As one commenter summed up: "The reality is. The exact moment we launch everyone launches.:
Best avoid it then.
The growing concern over potential conflict is exacerbated by Russia’s military exercises in Belarus, which have raised alarm within NATO.
General Carsten Breuer, Germany’s top military officer, has expressed concerns that these drills could be a cover for more aggressive military actions.
Although there is no solid evidence to suggest an impending attack, NATO is taking no chances and remains on high alert.
"We don’t have any indication that preparations for an attack are taken under the cover of the exercise," General Breuer stated, per The Sun.
"But we will be on our guard, not just the German forces, but NATO." NATO’s vigilance is heightened, with military forces across Europe ready to respond to any potential escalation in tensions with Russia.
Amid these growing fears, France and the United Kingdom have solidified their nuclear partnership, agreeing to coordinate their nuclear strike plans in the event of a global conflict.
This heightened military cooperation underscores the seriousness with which European leaders are preparing for the possibility of World War III.
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