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[–] [email protected] 80 points 1 day ago (12 children)

I’m really liking all this talk from so many world leaders about nuking each other. I think we’re on the right track here

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 day ago (10 children)

Honestly? It’s a great deterrent. Have you heard of a nuclear power being attacked for real? Ukraine disarmed voluntarily and see where that got them. Everyone should get nukes and threaten everyone (or „warn” if you’re Israel).

Mexican standoff nuclear doctrine, you’ve heard it here first.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's pretty dumb as a deterrent because a single miscalculation and it would set off a chain reaction that ends human civilization.

Think of it this way: because nuclear missiles are not immediately traceable to their country of origin, each nuclear-armed country will immediately launch at their perceived enemies without validating who attacked them. All it takes is one launch. This might deter a sane person but we are led by narcissists and these are not rational people.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 23 hours ago

Yes, that argument would make sense if there were no nukes in existence but some countries have nukes already.

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