Let’s say we do, wouldn’t it be smarter as the government to keep the rumor up that we would indeed be screwed but on the day they decided to go nuclear we just laugh and show them our power?
At the risk of sounding like a conspiracy theorist, that’s why I’ve been curious.
I’m pretty confident we wouldn’t show our hand on that defense strategy, but there’s no way there’s not a plan for it. It’s obviously better for everyone to avoid a need for that strategy in case it doesn’t work perfectly.
It’s opposite MAD theorem. If neither side knows that there are countermeasures then neither side will launch a first strike, as they then run the risk of being knocked out in essence.
Ever play defcon? First to launch rarely wins there
Let’s say we do, wouldn’t it be smarter as the government to keep the rumor up that we would indeed be screwed but on the day they decided to go nuclear we just laugh and show them our power?
At the risk of sounding like a conspiracy theorist, that’s why I’ve been curious.
I’m pretty confident we wouldn’t show our hand on that defense strategy, but there’s no way there’s not a plan for it. It’s obviously better for everyone to avoid a need for that strategy in case it doesn’t work perfectly.
It’s opposite MAD theorem. If neither side knows that there are countermeasures then neither side will launch a first strike, as they then run the risk of being knocked out in essence.
Ever play defcon? First to launch rarely wins there