• vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    1 year ago

    They better!

    Deterrence doesn’t work if your adversary doesn’t know how launch in time.

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      1 year ago

      Well, Russia is a dead empire, a failed state anyway. There would be very little benefit for the US in nuking them at this point.

      The real deterrence for USA is probably China – if not already, then at least very soon.

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        There is no benefit for anyone nuking anyone. Nukes are a negative sum game. Use them and everybody loses.

      • vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        1 year ago

        As long as they maintain thousands of mated warheads and the related delivery systems, deterrence is relevant.

        The fact that they are fucking themselves up in other ways makes it more relevant, not less.

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        1 year ago

        failed state anyway

        Sir, i don’t think you understand what a failed state is.