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MAD was only really feasible when just three countries had nukes. It was abandoned a while back. Russia chose to pursue nuclear supremacy over conventional defe

MAD was only really feasible when just three countries had nukes. It was abandoned a while back. Russia chose to pursue nuclear supremacy over conventional defense. They have the biggest arsenal, as well as super-nuclear and super-sonic ICBMs to deliver them. Russia is the only country I know that thinks it might actually be able to win a nuclear war.

Aeolun 5y ago
> Russia is the only country I know that thinks it might actually be able to win a nuclear war. Unless you find some way to simultaneously take out all nuclear installations in the world, or prevent their misiles from impacting your territory, this seems extremely hard.
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unclebucknasty 5y ago
>Russia is the only country I know that thinks it might actually be able to win a nuclear war. Of course that's what they'd want the world to believe, right?
pmontra 5y ago
All ICBMs are supersonic and hypersonic too. What super-nuclear ICBMs are? Anyway, a retaliation strike from the USA would wipe out enough of Russia to end the war in a draw, if we can say so. They only have to remind Putin the common wisdom from all those years of cold war, if any of us attacks we are all toast.
- irthomasthomas 5y ago
  I said they believe, not that I believe it. But then Russia is absolutely massive. They could have hundreds of thousands people leaving deep under ground, ready to emerge and rule earth when the dust clears. Also, wasn't there some revelation, after the cold war ended, that Russia had known American nuclear codes or positions all along? That would certainly give them some advantage.
  - ClumsyPilot 5y ago
    > They could have hundreds of thousands people leaving deep under ground, ready to emerge and rule earth when the dust clears. That's not 'victory' by anyone's definition. Also there are plenty of areas noone is targeting - remote Pacific islands, rural Australia, etc. Theybare going to be much better than a bunker.
dragonwriter 5y ago
> Russia chose to pursue nuclear supremacy over conventional defense No, it didn't; their numerical advantage in main battle tanks over the #2 is, by ratio, much greater than their advantage in nuclear warheads.

Aeolun 5y ago

> Russia is the only country I know that thinks it might actually be able to win a nuclear war. Unless you find some way to simultaneously take out all nuclear installations in the world, or prevent their misiles from impacting your territory, this seems extremely hard.

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unclebucknasty 5y ago

>Russia is the only country I know that thinks it might actually be able to win a nuclear war. Of course that's what they'd want the world to believe, right?

pmontra 5y ago

All ICBMs are supersonic and hypersonic too. What super-nuclear ICBMs are? Anyway, a retaliation strike from the USA would wipe out enough of Russia to end the war in a draw, if we can say so. They only have to remind Putin the common wisdom from all those years of cold war, if any of us attacks we are all toast.

irthomasthomas 5y ago
I said they believe, not that I believe it. But then Russia is absolutely massive. They could have hundreds of thousands people leaving deep under ground, ready to emerge and rule earth when the dust clears. Also, wasn't there some revelation, after the cold war ended, that Russia had known American nuclear codes or positions all along? That would certainly give them some advantage.
- ClumsyPilot 5y ago
  > They could have hundreds of thousands people leaving deep under ground, ready to emerge and rule earth when the dust clears. That's not 'victory' by anyone's definition. Also there are plenty of areas noone is targeting - remote Pacific islands, rural Australia, etc. Theybare going to be much better than a bunker.

dragonwriter 5y ago

> Russia chose to pursue nuclear supremacy over conventional defense No, it didn't; their numerical advantage in main battle tanks over the #2 is, by ratio, much greater than their advantage in nuclear warheads.