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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish0•1 year agoAgain, it’s not a matter of numbers. It’s a matter of maintaining a credible MAD threat so that any adversaries does not see nuclear war as a viable option. Nuclear weapons are meant to be brandished credibly as a response, not used.
minus-squarequeermunist she/herlinkfedilink5•1 year agoI’m pretty sure that numbers are how you present a credible MAD threat.
Again, it’s not a matter of numbers. It’s a matter of maintaining a credible MAD threat so that any adversaries does not see nuclear war as a viable option. Nuclear weapons are meant to be brandished credibly as a response, not used.
I’m pretty sure that numbers are how you present a credible MAD threat.