“So how do we stop their weapons, our good looks?”
We have never been able to, and we’ll never be able to.
There are too many of them.
But do not misunderstand this fact: The US deterrent works at a 90+% rate. All our weapons systems in the triad are absolutely accurate and reliable, as are our command and control systems.
We never have less than two Trident boats in position with 288 - 100kt warheads deliverable to a CEP of <50 meters. We have 500+ Minuteman III missiles ready to fly with a few minutes notice.
And we have no less than 50 B-52s ready to clean up with ALCMs and gravity bombs.
All of our systems work, and all those warheads will arrive.
I agree with most of what you said, although I wouldn’t sit too comfortable thinking that our now-ancient weapons that you mention will always be unstoppable. After all, our enemies have had MANY DECADES to figure out how they work, and what their weaknesses are.
In any case, I don’t see you denying my claim that other countries can blow us off the map - you’re only saying that they won’t choose to, because, I guess, they fear our weapons will get through.
Better than nothing, I guess.