Why would that be the case? Nuclear missile silos are concentrated in the north central United States specifically to give them more time to fire before detection and landfall of incoming ICBMs.

The vulnerability of Texas to a submarine launch is too great to consider it a base for launch in a mutually-assured destruction scenario. It also doesn't have any reactors capable of producing isotopes needed for nuclear weapons.

[–] FanciestPants@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I won't claim to know about ability to produce the components of a weapon or ability to actually use one, but it appears that the only facility in the US that has the capacity to assemble or disassemble nuclear weapons is in Texas.

https://www.dshs.texas.gov/texas-radiation-control/emergency-preparedness-radiation-control-program/pantex-nuclear-weapons-facility#:~:text=Pantex%20Plant%20is%20America's%20only,an%20Army%20Ordinance%20Corps%20facility.

I just thought that the prospect of Texas trying to secede is a bit more complicated and scary, and thought I would offer a take to balance the jokes.

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

or disassemble

That depends on how quickly and safely you want the disassembly to take place.

[–] Five 2 points 4 months ago

Yeah, that's fucking scary.