Reply #25: Uhhhh [View All]

[bicentennial_baby]

MAD was dead as soon as France, China and the UK got nukes. The whole point of MAD was that if you saw in incoming nuke, you would know exactly where it was from, and could respond in kind, hence the "mutually assured destruction". Once more than 2 states have nuclear missile capabilities, you can't guarantee who sent it and know for sure who to nuke back, which leaves open the door for a chain reaction of nukes hitting all nuclear-capable nations, especially if you factor in the possibility of miscommunication. At least that's what I learned in American Foreign policy class :shrug: ...