But what we can't do is keep potential adversaries in the dark and then spring them on them. Dr. Strangelove: "Of course, the whole point of a Doomsday Machine

But what we can't do is keep potential adversaries in the dark and then spring them on them. Dr. Strangelove: "Of course, the whole point of a Doomsday Machine is lost, if you keep it a secret! Why didn't you tell the world, EH?" Not much of a deterrent if no one knows about it.