For 70 years, MAD has deterred the use of nuclear weapons. NATO both deters and is deterred under this framework, and they have been serious enough to keep thin

For 70 years, MAD has deterred the use of nuclear weapons. NATO both deters and is deterred under this framework, and they have been serious enough to keep things peaceful for 70 years. I don’t think that you understand that the world that you live in is founded on this one fact, and that these “wars, destabilizations, and so on” are but the limited moves available to a board that it otherwise locked down. You don’t understand the world state, so you’re mad when wars happen, but you cannot compare even large conflicts like Ukraine to a NATO/Russia or NATO/China conflict. It is in a completely different class. In the context of a NATO/Russia conflict, nuclear weapons are the weapon of choice, while conventional armies are effectively clean up and a way to annoy at your opponent. So, yes, let’s trust NATO and we could trust the USSR’s Politburo, and the CCP. We thought we could trust Putin, but now we’re not so sure.