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Nukefix: Simulating your nuclear weapons program
With a view toward creating a safer world, you can simulate proliferation, the START II treaty, probability of a nuclear attack, deterrence, simultaneous detonations, and more, as shown in screen snapshots from the computer program Nukefix.
Thus, it's not difficult to see that the highly-publicized, much-applauded, and the yet-to-be-ratified START II treaty levels of 3,000 to 3,500 intercontinental warheads mounted on missiles or aircraft by the year 2007 (roughly a decade from now) offer little protection. With startup conditions and 10 nations selected, the citizens of the nuclear superpowers, Russia and the United States, receive approximately 5.4 to 6.1 times the risk of aggressor-caused death by comparison to the average person on earth [5.4=217/40.4; 6.1=246/40.4]. Based on startup conditions in worksheet #2, it appears that it would be fraudulent to proclaim START II levels at 3,500 intercontinental warheads mounted on missiles or aircraft by the year 2007, are sufficient to dramatically reduce risk of nuclear weapon deaths.
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