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> As far as nuclear bombs, we don't really seem to be using them much anymore. On the contrary, I think 'we' (the US) use them every day as leverage and a dete
by whyenot 10y ago
> As far as nuclear bombs, we don't really seem to be using them much anymore.
On the contrary, I think 'we' (the US) use them every day as leverage and a deterrent. We just don't need to detonate them anymore. I think there is more to it than them being just a trump card. You only get to use a trump card once.
- gauto 10y agoOur conventional weapons and economic influence are the leverage and deterrents. It's pretty unlikely that we would ever again nuke a non-nuclear entity. The non nuclear entities know this, so nukes don't really provide any leverage over them. It's our drones, ships, etc. that do, at least on the military side. For the few entities with nuclear weapons, it's MAD. We would only play the card once, since it would be the final round of the game with that entity.