I'm afraid that some of the "planners" for nuclear war don't believe that it would involve nearly 100 strikes.
They think just one or two would "shock and awe" everyone into compliance. Their model is based in WWII.
They don't see it as automatically escalating. Rather they see it like a game of strategy between a small handful of people (men) in one or two countries and that it all comes down to which side is smartest or bravest etc. And of course they assume they are the ones.
"War Day" by Whitley Strieber and James Kunetka (1984) describes the aftermath of a limited exchange of a handful of nukes between USA and USSR. I read it in high school back when we all sorta assumed the missles would fall from the sky any day. It's pretty grim.
I'd like to see the predictions for the more limited scenario. Show that to decision-makers. "Even assuming it goes just like you see it in your mind, it will still not be worth it."
I'm afraid that some of the "planners" for nuclear war don't believe that it would involve nearly 100 strikes.
They think just one or two would "shock and awe" everyone into compliance. Their model is based in WWII.
They don't see it as automatically escalating. Rather they see it like a game of strategy between a small handful of people (men) in one or two countries and that it all comes down to which side is smartest or bravest etc. And of course they assume they are the ones.
"War Day" by Whitley Strieber and James Kunetka (1984) describes the aftermath of a limited exchange of a handful of nukes between USA and USSR. I read it in high school back when we all sorta assumed the missles would fall from the sky any day. It's pretty grim.
I'd like to see the predictions for the more limited scenario. Show that to decision-makers. "Even assuming it goes just like you see it in your mind, it will still not be worth it."
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