The nuclear threat is shockingly imminent

• The US President has sole authority to launch nuclear weapons with a 2-word command
• In a nuclear exchange with Russia, 5 billion could die and civilization would end in hours
• Nuclear winter would cause sub-freezing temperatures globally for 4-6 years, decimating agriculture

The US nuclear triad is vast and ready

• The US has 1,770 nuclear weapons ready to launch, Russia has 1,680
• The triad includes: 400 ICBMs that launch in 60 seconds, 14 submarines, 66 bombers
• Little known: a Russian sub off the US coast could strike in under 10 minutes

Reckless overconfidence in "deterrence"

• Mutual Assured Destruction assumes no one would dare use nukes since both sides would be obliterated
• But unstable leaders, accidents, miscalculations could easily trigger a catastrophe
• Most presidents don't pay close attention in nuclear briefings, per Secretaries of Defense

No real defense, minimal safety valves

• The US has only 44 interceptor missiles vs 1600+ Russian weapons
• The Russian early warning system is error-prone and nearly launched by mistake before
• Once ICBMs are launched they cannot be recalled by either side