The Yasen-class and its [[nuclear]]-capable [[missile]]s, including the [[Zircon]] nuclear [[hypersonic]] [[cruise missile]] which could destroy [[Washington, DC]] within five minutes if fired within 200 miles of the capital in a nuclear decapitation strike, could potentially take out all three nuclear footballs and cause the [[US]] to lose launch control of its [[nuclear triad]] for days. | The Yasen-class and its [[nuclear]]-capable [[missile]]s, including the [[Zircon]] nuclear [[hypersonic]] [[cruise missile]] which could destroy [[Washington, DC]] within five minutes if fired within 200 miles of the capital in a nuclear decapitation strike, could potentially take out all three nuclear footballs and cause the [[US]] to lose launch control of its [[nuclear triad]] for days. |