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Yeah, that’s even worse. A perfect missile shield seems like it would save lives, but could negate MAD.
by travisjungroth 6y ago
Yeah, that’s even worse. A perfect missile shield seems like it would save lives, but could negate MAD.
- TeMPOraL 6y agoMAD is funny this way. Not only you have to keep up with your enemy - you have to stay in lock-step with them. Go ahead too fast - in offensive or defensive capabilities - and you're just provoking a preemptive strike. A better missile, or a better missile shield, or a better submarine detection technology - all can trigger the end if developed deployed too quickly. It's already beneficial to be open about what you can do; I wonder if we reach the point at which it will be beneficial for the country that's ahead to just give others its tech, to keep the parity going. As for other planets, I suspect the early colonies will be completely defenseless from Earth, but if they reach sufficient level of development and self-governance, they'll want to rapidly develop capability of hurting Earth as an opening move for declaring independence.