> Absolutely not, mutually assured destruction only works if both sides know that the other is committed to carrying out a retaliatory strike in the minutes before their death.
Not really. You would need to be absolutely certain that the other party won’t carry out a retaliatory strike before they’re destroyed.
The only thing that matters is that the other party is capable of indescriminate destruction, not the certainty they’ll actually do it.
It’s like punching someone holding a gun in the face.
Not really. You would need to be absolutely certain that the other party won’t carry out a retaliatory strike before they’re destroyed.
The only thing that matters is that the other party is capable of indescriminate destruction, not the certainty they’ll actually do it.
It’s like punching someone holding a gun in the face.