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There are offensive weapons that you advertise so that the enemy wastes resources to defend against. Having nukes for MAD is useless if no one knows you have a
by newsclues 5y ago
There are offensive weapons that you advertise so that the enemy wastes resources to defend against.
Having nukes for MAD is useless if no one knows you have a credible threat.
- lamontcg 5y ago"Of course, the whole point of a Doomsday Machine is lost, if you keep it a secret!" I sorta suspect that this is more about the fact that the US knows this isn't a secret to China and Russia, so they're using it as an opportunity to brag domestically and get more funding.