My brother, Felix, produced this exciting video with base footage from the U.S. Air Force and Northrop Grumman.

The video depicts the flight stages of an American intercontinental ballistic missile (such as the Minuteman III ICBM) and thermonuclear warhead.

It culminates with a cluster of MIRV (i.e. multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle) impacts on Kwajalein Island.

This is the ultimate expression of American hard power. I hope you enjoy it.

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There are three important facts you should have learned from Northrop Grumman's explanation of ICBM flight stages.

At "T+19" (or 19 seconds after ignition), the ICBM is traveling at supersonic speed. At "T+39," the ICBM is traveling at three times the speed of sound. When a solid-fueled ICBM is launched from America's heartland in the Midwest or China's heartland in Tibet or Xinjiang, no known technology can stop a Chinese DF-31A or American Minuteman III.

Furthermore, watch carefully during the "post boost flight" as the warhead is maneuvered into position at a "pre-determined window in space." The flight of an ICBM is not a mere parabola. The "post boost flight" shows that we have no idea where the thermonuclear warhead is located or the trajectory it will assume upon reentry.

To make things even more complicated, a modern warhead design (not shown in this video) has its own course-altering navigation "jets." The point is that after you watch my brother's video on "America's Thermonuclear Strike," you should conclude that no current or foreseeable technology can realistically defend against Chinese DF-31A or American Minuteman III MIRVed warheads.

Also, my previous claim of a Mach 10 terminal phase for a modern ICBM warhead is too low. Here's a citation from the Federation of American Scientists for a Mach 23 terminal phase for a Minuteman III warhead during reentry.

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"Speed: Approximately 15,000 mph (Mach 23 or 24,000 kph) at burnout"

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