A good refresher on deterrence seems necessary here. https://www.ndc.nato.int/news/news.php?icode=1570 https://www.ndc.nato.int/news/news.php?icode=1570 There's

A good refresher on deterrence seems necessary here. https://www.ndc.nato.int/news/news.php?icode=1570 https://www.ndc.nato.int/news/news.php?icode=1570 There's a very real, game theoretic reason why nuclear riposte is fully automated with no way for even commanders to cancel. A rogue actor _menacing_ nuclear attack as a tool of invasion and war of aggression is an obvious case study for this. And finally: "We cannot allow a nuclear war to happen, even if it means letting Ukraine win the war" is foremost in russian minds, no?