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"There is no point in keeping nuclear warheads secret." Keeping bigger countries off your ass is one reason. Future surprise attacks are another reason. An eme
by lightedman 7y ago
"There is no point in keeping nuclear warheads secret."
Keeping bigger countries off your ass is one reason. Future surprise attacks are another reason. An emergency defensive show of force right before an impending invasion would be another.
There're plenty of reasons to keep almost anything a secret.
- ramphastidae 7y agoThis is absurd. You keep "bigger countries off your ass" specifically by informing them you have nuclear warheads. The whole point is to inform them. How exactly would you deter them otherwise? This has been established for decades: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deterrence_theory#Rational_deterrence_theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deterrence_theory#Rational_det... And if Iran has secret nukes, how do you possibly explain Stuxnet?
- lightedman 7y ago"You keep "bigger countries off your ass" specifically by informing them you have nuclear warheads." Not if you don't want tons of spies all up in your shit, you don't. "And if Iran has secret nukes, how do you possibly explain Stuxnet?" As if that stops them from secretly importing refined material.