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But then it becomes a race to create the technology that can build nuclear weapons the fastest creating a more volatile equilibrium.
by rafael09ed 6y ago
But then it becomes a race to create the technology that can build nuclear weapons the fastest creating a more volatile equilibrium.
- tehjoker 6y agoThat's a good point but I suspect the feasibility of this approach depends on having large facilities and uranium procurement operations. These are things that can be regulated. You can see this in the Iran situation where their "breakout time" is measurable. With nations willing to negotiate, this could be brought under control. However, tbh I think they probably should have a deterrent as they are facing a serious invasion threat by nuclear armed powers. The world needs to scale down in tandem, not weaker parties first and stronger parties later.
- smegger001 6y agonot just fast manufacture times but replace many smaller yeild weapons but newer high yield weapons to keep the numbers in the agreed range but not actually reducing your damage potential.
- tehjoker 6y agoYou can make maximum yields part of your agreements. Of note though, the US during the Obama years improved the accuracy of submarine launched missiles which greatly improved the damage potential while staying in the agreed ranges. This was because fewer nukes would be needed per a target so overall damage could be increased. For an example of this type of thing, see slide 11 (which refers to air dropped munitions rather than SLBMs): https://fas.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Brief2017_Italy2.pdf https://fas.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Brief2017_Italy2....