Recent and relevant talk on Nuclear Weapons and International Security by John Mearsheimer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdvdKdnpCRg https://www.youtube

Recent and relevant talk on Nuclear Weapons and International Security by John Mearsheimer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdvdKdnpCRg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdvdKdnpCRg > "Great powers constantly try to gain nuclear advantage over their rivals and they do it because there is powerful incentives to do so" > "The ideal strategy is to be the only power in the system that has nuclear weapons...however desirable this situation is, no state is going to achieve nuclear monopoly in our lifetime. (So) the best outcome a great power can hope for is to acquire the capability to launch a splendid first-strike against each of its adversary" Being opaque on capabilities when it comes to nuclear weapons (especially when other great powers are being opaque) makes strategic sense.