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"Known" nuclear weapons. Good part of the motivation of that arms race was to discourage the enemy to start a war, even if they had everything to win it. In tha
by gmuslera 5y ago
"Known" nuclear weapons. Good part of the motivation of that arms race was to discourage the enemy to start a war, even if they had everything to win it. In that line, there had been rumours of doomsday devices (like Dead Hand from URSS in the Cold War) that could put in danger most life on Earth, that could be triggered if some side loses or other defined conditions. It is a level up from mutual assured destruction.
And that example is from 50+ years ago. I don't know if something more advanced was developed more recently by either side. Technology and science had advanced a lot and both sides had a pretty big budget all this time. I prefer to not discard the possibility.
- ClumsyPilot 5y ago> rumours of doomsday devices (like Dead Hand from URSS in the Cold War) that could put in danger most life on Earth, that could be triggered if some side loses or other defined conditions. The whole point of the doomsday machine is lost...if you keep it a secret! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozg7gEchjuM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozg7gEchjuM
- gmuslera 5y agoA message is not a message if doesn't reach your intended audience. In the other hand, it could reach just your intended audience and not the whole world, your own citizens could take that message as something negative.