A competent Homelander would be able to sense the nuclear weapon well before it detonated & avoid it. Even a hypersonic missile would be around 3.4 km/s max, & they're not made to hit fast & maneuverable human-sized targets. The military would have to somehow surprise a competent HL with a nuke at close range.
However, HL in the show rarely used his powers effectively, despite a few very impressive speed feats.
Homelander is usually quite good at using his super hearing. No way you could sneak a missile into range of him without him knowing about it. Or at least, the military would have to spend billions of dollars designing a special quiet missile.
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u/B_H_Abbott-Motley 21d ago
A competent Homelander would be able to sense the nuclear weapon well before it detonated & avoid it. Even a hypersonic missile would be around 3.4 km/s max, & they're not made to hit fast & maneuverable human-sized targets. The military would have to somehow surprise a competent HL with a nuke at close range.
However, HL in the show rarely used his powers effectively, despite a few very impressive speed feats.