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Part of the issue is that it makes it more possible to launch a first strike attack without fear of suffering blows in retaliation, and gives one side of confli
by newsclues 10mo ago
Part of the issue is that it makes it more possible to launch a first strike attack without fear of suffering blows in retaliation, and gives one side of conflict the overmatch that enables leaders to start a conflict thinking they can win without repercussions
- newsclues 10mo agoFor the downvotes https://www.armscontrol.org/act/2023-09/features/delusions-and-dangers-missile-defense https://www.armscontrol.org/act/2023-09/features/delusions-a...
- jameshilliard 10mo agoMissile defense doesn't really help much for mutually assured destruction scenarios, for Israel it makes more sense due most conflicts they are involved in being much more asymmetric.