nostr:npub1w4jud2zhl9ztd5pycpzsq9nf07c3vcguavtrc6jypvtd6qealy9sl8cead nostr:npub1u83gudwdfwjngz5eqxkrnpvsuydvqwjxwz0majvehqrh62804hfq8yr2s5 nostr:npub1g0uss0sjsgxwmhqxgnvlj0zv9ru89xwfyktkcjc0kgy8syxj79ss383vfw You might be right. I see this idea being floated under the guise of “tactical” versus “strategic” nukes.
nostr:npub1u83gudwdfwjngz5eqxkrnpvsuydvqwjxwz0majvehqrh62804hfq8yr2s5 nostr:npub1pt6l3a97fvywrxdlr7j0q8j2klwntng35c40cuhj2xmsxmz696uqfr6mf6 nostr:npub1g0uss0sjsgxwmhqxgnvlj0zv9ru89xwfyktkcjc0kgy8syxj79ss383vfw "alright russia we will bomb you but only with one nuke no more but if you attempt to retaliate we will use all of them"
ive always thought if you were crazy enough you could get away with one at a time because the other party would be to afraid
Discussion
nostr:npub1pt6l3a97fvywrxdlr7j0q8j2klwntng35c40cuhj2xmsxmz696uqfr6mf6 nostr:npub1w4jud2zhl9ztd5pycpzsq9nf07c3vcguavtrc6jypvtd6qealy9sl8cead nostr:npub1g0uss0sjsgxwmhqxgnvlj0zv9ru89xwfyktkcjc0kgy8syxj79ss383vfw game theory dictates equal retaliation. so single hits are fine as long as you are absolutely certain that your opponent understands your intentions and are willing to suffer a single hit in exchange. but of course with the guarantee of equal retaliation what's the point of going to the trouble?
> if you attempt to retaliate we will use all of them
doesn't work with an opponent on equal footing (ie capable of a sufficiently large exchange). the other party being afraid doesn't enter into it, it's a simple matter of fact. if struck there _will_ be an equivalent level of retaliation
if the opponent is weak or somehow politically unstable then sure, that sort of intimidation might work. or it might not. do you really want to take that risk?
nostr:npub1pt6l3a97fvywrxdlr7j0q8j2klwntng35c40cuhj2xmsxmz696uqfr6mf6 nostr:npub1g0uss0sjsgxwmhqxgnvlj0zv9ru89xwfyktkcjc0kgy8syxj79ss383vfw nostr:npub1u83gudwdfwjngz5eqxkrnpvsuydvqwjxwz0majvehqrh62804hfq8yr2s5 you could retaliate with tactical nukes just fine theyre intended to take out millitary installations approching armies, even making a temporary barrier say when imvading suddenly from one direction. also nukes arent supposed to have any meaningful fall out and shielding does alot for the blast so hiding behind a bridge or wall or in a cellar would do you just fine, tactical nukes wouldnt be any doomsday thing