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> The doctrine of mutually assured destruction is what keeps countries from launching nukes at each other. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutual_assured_destruc
by alecco 13y ago
> The doctrine of mutually assured destruction is what keeps countries from launching nukes at each other.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutual_assured_destruction#Criticism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutual_assured_destruction#Cri...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SLA_Marshall#World_War_II_combat_historian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SLA_Marshall#World_War_II_comb...
- stockliasteroid 13y agoWe haven't seen a major nation-state conflict between nuclear powers since nuclear weapons were invented. Of course there's no counterfactual, but it does seem given the state of relations with Russia it's likely that sans nuclear weapons we would have had a major conflict with them at some point. Also, try reading this, it's a decent summary of nuclear strategic thinking: http://www.amazon.com/The-Bomb-A-New-History/dp/0061537209 http://www.amazon.com/The-Bomb-A-New-History/dp/0061537209
- alecco 13y agoYou are assuming I'm less informed because I don't agree with you. Also, the burden of proof doesn't fall on me as I'm just skeptic of your (plural) assertion without clear proof.