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How would nuclear deterrence work for small entities like Denmark or Taiwan against huge entities like US or China? it only works at similar sizes
by gregoriol 9mo ago
How would nuclear deterrence work for small entities like Denmark or Taiwan against huge entities like US or China? it only works at similar sizes
- Steve16384 9mo agoA nuclear deterrent is still a deterrent, no matter how small. No country (hopefully) wants to risk any kind of nuclear war. Ukraine would never have been invaded if it still had its nukes.
- etyhhgfff 9mo agoWe cannot know. My best guess is that at some point in the future there will be a military conflict between two parties that have nukes. Pakistan vs India for instance. And although they have nukes they would fight conventionally unless one party is about to lose.
- JohnFen 9mo ago> And although they have nukes they would fight conventionally unless one party is about to lose. In every war, eventually, one side will be about to lose.
- flyinglizard 9mo agoIt made North Korea essentially invulnerable.
- etyhhgfff 9mo agoIf absolutely necessary you could take them out in an preemptive strike. They have no second strike capabilities such as SLBMs. It is still risky of course and not advisable.
- dragonwriter 9mo ago> How would nuclear deterrence work for small entities like Denmark or Taiwan against huge entities like US or China? it only works at similar sizes It works as long as the harm that can be threatened is sufficient to outweigh any perceived gain of winning. Small states may not be able to sustain as large of an arsenal, but they also rarely offer as much value to a victor.