Not with a successful first strike.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_strike_(nuclear_strategy)
That's what i was saying
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There's no "successful" first strike. You forget the "Dead Hand".
Not me forgetting. It's USA since Bush. That's why Ray McGovern is anxious all the time. Haven't you heard him saying that? I think the best discussion on the matter was in a Gonzalo Lira's round table.
I'm aware of that. I refer to my previous note. They know there will be no winner. There's no point for pursuing this "plan". They lost and they know it. But politicians can't admit their drastic failures and miscalculations, especially in this case. I think that's why they go "all-in". It's the sunk cost fallacy problem which they can't escape from.