@zephyreks@lemmy.mlM to World News@lemmy.ml • 23 days agoU.S. Considers Expanded Nuclear Arsenal, a Reversal of Decades of Cutswww.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up1169cross-posted to: world@lemmy.world
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minus-square@pingveno@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglish2•22 days agoAgain, it’s not a matter of numbers. It’s a matter of maintaining a credible MAD threat so that any adversaries does not see nuclear war as a viable option. Nuclear weapons are meant to be brandished credibly as a response, not used.
minus-squarequeermunist she/herlinkfedilink4•22 days agoI’m pretty sure that numbers are how you present a credible MAD threat.
Again, it’s not a matter of numbers. It’s a matter of maintaining a credible MAD threat so that any adversaries does not see nuclear war as a viable option. Nuclear weapons are meant to be brandished credibly as a response, not used.
I’m pretty sure that numbers are how you present a credible MAD threat.