>While scary, this does make it less likely for a major nuclear power to ever use such a first strike. Even if you win, you lose. Your conclusion doesn't follo

>While scary, this does make it less likely for a major nuclear power to ever use such a first strike. Even if you win, you lose. Your conclusion doesn't follow. You're assuming that national leaders are rational: Putin's actions in Ukraine show that this is simply not something we can count on. Personally, I think it's highly likely we're going to experience a major nuclear exchange in the next few decades or less, with all the horrors (including global starvation) that entails. It's apparent to me that humans are simply too stupid to keep a global society running without destroying themselves.