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US mulls nuke cruise missiles on subs to deter China (asiatimes.com)

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

The idea is a show of force to stop anyone from actually using them on anyone else and to get the other side to back down. No one, not even N Korea or Russia, really wants to use them. They aren’t that dumb yet fortunately.

Also, there are different tonnages of nukes. While every nuke creates an environmental disaster. Some are small enough to be localized with minimal fallout. Still not great, but not world ending either.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Leaders in the US have wanted to use them multiple times an had to be talked down by cooler heads.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Fair. When I read "no one actually wants to use nukes" I think "no nuclear power's public geopolitical doctrine involves a nuclear first strike." But individuals will not necessarily toe that line.