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By Wes O’Donnell
Founder and Creative Director of Warrior Lodge Media Group

At the height of the Cold War, the US and the Soviet Union each made sure that if either side initiated an nuclear weapon attack, they would counterattack and take the other with it. That was “deterrence,” with both countries building underground missile silos filled with nuclear warheads pre-programmed to target major cities.

In a new video from the fantastic YouTube science channel Veritasium, Derek brings us underground and runs through the actual firing sequence for a Cold War nuclear missile.