I talk about WMDs / submarine communications with arms control people for fun sometimes. Well the game theory gets weird with dead hands. Of course you want to

I talk about WMDs / submarine communications with arms control people for fun sometimes. Well the game theory gets weird with dead hands. Of course you want to deter, but you need to keep the deterrence partially shrouded because you do not want your adversary to know for certain that they've completely designed around you. You want them to have known unknowns (ie, they know that they don't fully know how you're going to respond, but they know the outcome if you are successful). I have an unorthodox opinion about nuclear weapons. I think that we might see one or two be used in the not too distant future if things get super hot with weaponized robotics. Most people assume that all countries are going to push for complete launch or not, but there are situations where I think they could be used. For example a large attack by India towards Pakistan could be met with a small nuclear response on a relatively unpopulated area.