[Tech & Research Reallocation] │ ▼ [Mobile Asset Relocation (SLBMs/Bombers)] │ ▼ [Layered Anti-Ballistic Defense] 1. Dynamic Tech Tree Pivoting
The U.S. Air Force's LGM-35A Sentinel ICBM program—designed to replace the aging Minuteman III missiles first deployed in the 1970s—is the most concrete embodiment of how ICBM escalation is being repackaged as modernization. At a cost of $140.9 billion, almost double its initial estimates, the Sentinel is the "most complex project the service has undertaken". Yet critics argue that the ICBM deployment has reached the end of its utility. icbm escalation repacketo
The game has been supported with several official DLCs that introduce alternate-history scenarios: Operation Condor :: ICBM: Escalation General Discussions [Tech & Research Reallocation] │ ▼ [Mobile Asset
These weapons reduce decision time for national leaders from 30 minutes to just a few, creating a "use them or lose them" dilemma that drastically increases the risk of preemptive escalation. 2.2 Artificial Intelligence and Automated Command At a cost of $140