"The MAD thing really just applies to Russia (China too I guess?)." And North Korea, and soon possibly Iran. It's not clear how much longer the nuclear genie

"The MAD thing really just applies to Russia (China too I guess?)." And North Korea, and soon possibly Iran. It's not clear how much longer the nuclear genie can be kept bottled up. Belarus is already asking for its nukes back from Russia. It's likely that other countries that feel threatened may start pursuing their own nuclear programs now that they see how vulnerable non-nuclear nations are to attack. In the long term, technological advances will concentrate ever more power in the hands of the few, and MAD may start applying to other technologies, not just nukes.