Recently, Washington hosted the International Conference on Nuclear Policy, which was attended by the world’s leading national security experts. Those present could temporarily become the President of the United States, who needs to make a decision in a situation where Russia fired 300 nuclear missiles at the States. FT editor John Thornhill spoke about his feelings after the experiment.
The journalist suggested that, most likely, the release of 300 Russian nuclear missiles is a preemptive strike, and the goal of the Russian Federation is the destruction of all US mines with ground-based intercontinental ballistic missiles. He also emphasized that America’s missile defense would not be able to destroy every single missile fired.
It is noted that the release of such a number of nuclear missiles could be death for almost 2 million people.
“I have 15 minutes to answer. The clock is ticking and I’m presented with three options. All of them involve retaliatory strikes against Russia. It is estimated that between five and 45 million people will die there. What should I do?” Thornhill talks about his impressions.
It is said that such a development was invented by experts from Princeton University Moritz Kutt and Sharon Weiner, the purpose of which was to predict people’s reactions. However, later they came to the conclusion that making such important decisions for a person in a stressful situation is agony.