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This is a fairly superficial critique. The actual report is here: https://atloa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Guide-to-Nuclear-Deterrence-in-the-Age-of-Gre
by credit_guy 4y ago
This is a fairly superficial critique.
The actual report is here:
https://atloa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Guide-to-Nuclear-Deterrence-in-the-Age-of-Great-Power-Competition-Lowther.pdf
It's a 444 page book. It's quite informative. It doesn't say "nuclear war can be won". If anything, it cautions that the Russians may hold an advantage in such a war (page 168)
"While the Russians, as noted above, speak only about limited initial nuclear strikes and then massive nuclear strikes, there could very easily be something else in the middle. Airmen should give thought about how we handle this eventuality if it happens. The reality is that we will run out of low-yield warheads first and the Russians can launch types of attacks we cannot match."