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You still have to be willing to use the nukes. The threat has to be real or it doesn't work as a deterrent. I think this is a situation where even if Venezuela
by esseph 10mo ago
You still have to be willing to use the nukes. The threat has to be real or it doesn't work as a deterrent.
I think this is a situation where even if Venezuela had nukes, this still would have happened.
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- mr_toad 10mo agoThe choice is basically: a. Don’t use nukes, everyone moves one rung up the ladder. b. Use nukes. Ladder is destroyed, everyone dies horribly. Using nukes only makes sense if everyone is going to die horribly anyway. It’s an empty threat otherwise.
- esseph 10mo agoNot exactly true. Our systems are designed around ICBM detection. A tactical/suitecase nuke like the old US Army Green Light teams wouldn't trigger that. In fact, it would likely take awhile to trace. The "limited nuclear war" concept. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Light_teams https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Light_teams