>there just isn't that many large ones to hit. Maybe not here in the US - we only have 10 cities with more than 1 million people. But China has 145 cities >1m.

>there just isn't that many large ones to hit. Maybe not here in the US - we only have 10 cities with more than 1 million people. But China has 145 cities >1m. We would not be a threat to their industrial base with only a dozen nukes. Yes, a dozen nukes would cause many billions, perhaps even trillions in damage and horrific loss of life, but China would still have 125 other cities to keep their war machine moving. Deterrence through countervalue threats is great, but once that trigger has been pulled you still have the rest of the war to fight. No need to be condescending, by the way.