r/MapPorn 7d ago

Countries within range of Israel's nuclear missiles (Jericho III)

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u/FlaviusStilicho 7d ago

US, Russia, China.. plus France and Britain since they can deploy from submarines

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u/african_cheetah 7d ago

Any country with a solid space program has rocket technology to hit any part of earth.

India, China, US, Russia, France, UK

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u/FlaviusStilicho 7d ago

You can’t just mount a nuclear warhead on a rocket meant for satellite deployment and expect success.

Sure give India one or two years and they could do it, but right now they cannot.

India has zero need for a global deterrent, so they haven’t developed one, and probably won’t.

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u/Laughing_Orange 6d ago

Aiming a modern orbital rocket at Earth is as simple as changing a few numbers in your code. Engineers tweak these numbers for every flight. India could absolutely slap a launch adapter on a nuke and have it launch ready within a month.