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And that also elevates the risk since countries that might launch nuclear arms at the US understand that needing to second-guess the command to launch our weapo
by mhb 6y ago
And that also elevates the risk since countries that might launch nuclear arms at the US understand that needing to second-guess the command to launch our weapons gives them an advantage.
- jjk166 6y agoI imagine a second-strike is going to get a lot less hesitation than a first strike without obvious provocation. If nothing else, there's no harm and potentially an immense benefit in delaying a first strike to get confirmation, whereas there is a time crunch if enemy missiles are inbound.
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