>How exactly do we plan to implement that doctrine? If we strike second, it will be too late. If we strike first, we're the bad guys. Both major nuclear superp

>How exactly do we plan to implement that doctrine? If we strike second, it will be too late. If we strike first, we're the bad guys. Both major nuclear superpowers (U.S., Russia) absolutely have a large number of first strike scenarios. Nobody cares about being the "bad guy" in a nuclear war, they just want to be the nation that survives and has the advantage after the initial exchanges.