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An arms race is a problem if it drains the resources of both participants. But the situation is so unequal here that this "arms race" would be more akin to a ch
by credit_guy 6y ago
An arms race is a problem if it drains the resources of both participants. But the situation is so unequal here that this "arms race" would be more akin to a checkmate in one. Imagine this arms race would force both Russia and the US to invest $100BN more annualy in nuclear weapons. That would be economically devastating for Russia (who has a current defense budget of about $65 BN), and it would barely register for the US, with a current defense spending of $700 BN.