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> The large nuclear powers are essentially unassailable by conventional means: Russia, France, China, Britain, the US, India, Pakistan, and probably North Korea
by MaxBarraclough 6y ago
> The large nuclear powers are essentially unassailable by conventional means: Russia, France, China, Britain, the US, India, Pakistan, and probably North Korea
Also possibly Israel.
- tomp 6y agoJust having nukes doesn't necessarily save you. Israel might be too small to mount a counterattack (you could nuke all of it in first strike). Same goes for the UK, which is why UK has nuclear-armed submarines that can launch a counter-strike.
- greedo 6y agoIsrael reportedly has nuclear armed cruise missiles deployed on their submarines; this provides a limited and rudimentary counterstrike capability.