Like with the prisoners' dilemma, what's "logical" in a one-time two-player game isn't true for a multi-round multi-player game. If the Meanie Republic uses Ag

Like with the prisoners' dilemma, what's "logical" in a one-time two-player game isn't true for a multi-round multi-player game. If the Meanie Republic uses Agony Clouds against the citizens of Goodistan, the rest of the world notices. Maybe the Meanie Republic completely wins and even annexes Goodistan, but the bystander countries are going to take Meanie atrocities into account when deciding how to interact with that state. Relatedly, a year ago "Why don't we use chemical weapons anymore" was trending on HN (it's a good read): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22661465 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22661465