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In nuclear planning, there are two main attack scenarios: counterforce and countervalue. Stronger side counts on preemptive strike which is counterforce (trying
by pps43 7y ago
In nuclear planning, there are two main attack scenarios: counterforce and countervalue. Stronger side counts on preemptive strike which is counterforce (trying to take out enemy's missile silos before they can launch). Weaker side relies on retaliatory countervalue strikes.
- Symmetry 7y agoBut it's important to remember that even counterforce strikes involve nuking command centers which might be in major cities such as the Kremlin in Moscow. And the ground bursts used to take out hardened military structures will generate far more fallout than the air bursts used to level cities.