There is an interesting question regarding nuclear weapons and their interception. There are units that, according to their in-game descriptions, are capable of intercepting nuclear and thermonuclear bombs within a 1-tile radius, such as the anti-air gun, SAM, missile cruiser, and giant death robot. However, in practice, only the giant death robot provides 100% protection against nuclear weapons, and only within a 1-tile radius.
The robot can be destroyed by two thermonuclear missiles if they strike within a 2-tile radius of the robot. But what can be done if you don't have uranium and cannot retaliate with nuclear weapons or destroy uranium resource tiles?
Anti-air guns, SAMs, and missile cruisers seem to have some random chance of intercepting nuclear bombs, as I have seen some nuclear bombs being intercepted during my game sessions, but thermonuclear bombs seem impossible to shoot down. Victor has a promotion that increases air defense damage by +25, but it also does not provide a 100% chance to intercept nuclear bombs, for example, with a SAM.
If aluminum is available, I can attack a uranium resource tile using a bomber. However, if a worker improvement is placed on the tile, the bomber can no longer target it.
Question 1: How is the chance of intercepting nuclear weapons determined for all air defense units?
Question 2: How can you defend against nuclear weapons if you don't have them yourself?
The robot can be destroyed by two thermonuclear missiles if they strike within a 2-tile radius of the robot. But what can be done if you don't have uranium and cannot retaliate with nuclear weapons or destroy uranium resource tiles?
Anti-air guns, SAMs, and missile cruisers seem to have some random chance of intercepting nuclear bombs, as I have seen some nuclear bombs being intercepted during my game sessions, but thermonuclear bombs seem impossible to shoot down. Victor has a promotion that increases air defense damage by +25, but it also does not provide a 100% chance to intercept nuclear bombs, for example, with a SAM.
If aluminum is available, I can attack a uranium resource tile using a bomber. However, if a worker improvement is placed on the tile, the bomber can no longer target it.
Question 1: How is the chance of intercepting nuclear weapons determined for all air defense units?
Question 2: How can you defend against nuclear weapons if you don't have them yourself?
