Is the east coast of the USA in range of nuclear attack from Russia even the after effects?

Question

If we can nuke anywhere why can't Iraq hit the USA?

Answer 1

There is no place on this planet that is not in range of Russian nuclear missiles.  Similarly, there is no place on this planet that is not in range of US nuclear missiles.

Answer 2

Yes but our missle defence sheild would protect us....

Answer 3

yes, Russian missiles going over the North Pole could reach anywhere in the U.S.

Answer 4

I was 12 when I learned that we had, at most, 20 minutes of warning if a nuclear missile was coming and everything here would be gone.  Usually there wouldn't be that much time.  Good stuff to grow up with.

NORAAD's gone, there's one airstrip of B-52's left and their funding keeps drying up, missile silos are for sale all over.  Retaliation would be pretty limited initially, the Cold War was a while ago, and Bush's father got rid of the forward-deployed tactical nukes, even from the submarines.

Answer 5

Yes.  They have ICBMs (Inter-Continental Ballistic Missiles).  Key word "Inter-Continental".

They could hit anywhere in the US.

Edit:  Iran and Iraq don't have the ability to guide or build a rocket with the fuel capacity  to do it.  The missile has to be able to exit then re-enter the Earth's atmosphere.

Answer 6

The answer is no!  Where do some of you get your information.  That is way the cuban missile crisis was such a big deal.  Even ICBMs have a range on them and it is greater than over the ice caps then over Canada.  The only way they could hit the east coast is if they deployed them from their subs.  And for Funk Bush did not get rid of all our tactical nukes.  Talk from knowledge not your opinions.

Answer 7

LOL the whole USA is in range of Russian missiles.