> Or if they may become a psychopath who wants to see you dead - in the name of self-defense, of course. Or if they think that you are a psychopath who wants to

> Or if they may become a psychopath who wants to see you dead - in the name of self-defense, of course. Or if they think that you are a psychopath who wants to see them dead. Or if they think you may become a psychopath who wants to see them dead. These assumptions better be strongly supported by evidence, if one's going to decide to get their country annihilated by attempting a first strike. Striking first won't protect the country from a hypothetical future attack, it will just make it happen now. I don't really see a sane reason to do it if the threat isn't considered immediate.