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[โ€“] smayonak@lemmy.world 3 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

It's pretty dumb as a deterrent because a single miscalculation and it would set off a chain reaction that ends human civilization.

Think of it this way: because nuclear missiles are not immediately traceable to their country of origin, each nuclear-armed country will immediately launch at their perceived enemies without validating who attacked them. All it takes is one launch. This might deter a sane person but we are led by narcissists and these are not rational people.

[โ€“] misk@sopuli.xyz 1 points 4 hours ago

Yes, that argument would make sense if there were no nukes in existence but some countries have nukes already.