INCREDIBLE moment US nuclear B-52 bombers were flanked by NATO fighters in V-formation during a massive show of strength to Vladimir Putin.The warning to the...
The nuclear triad is bombers + ICBMs + submarines, there's an idea that you need to have all three in order to properly threaten MAD, though I think North Korea has proven by now that the only really relevant one is ICBMs since that's the only one that can't be meaningfully defended against.
I think the DPRK's strategic calculus is different because it's never trying to use its nuclear capability as an umbrella for some other foreign policy adventure (like Russia is doing now and which the USA and USSR did during the Cold War).
The DPRK only wants to be left alone and therefore only needs enough capabilities to make the other side think that it's not worth the risk. Hypothetically, if the DPRK was only able to wipe LA off the map before being destroyed, that might be enough to get the US to reconsider fucking with the DPRK since it just wants to be left alone.
On the other hand, if the US thought that it could destroy Russia or China with the loss of only LA, the ghouls in DC might think the trade is worthwhile and try it. That's why major rival powers like Russia and China need more weapons, more delivery systems, and diverse delivery capabilities that are more likely to survive a first strike against them.
The nuclear triad is bombers + ICBMs + submarines, there's an idea that you need to have all three in order to properly threaten MAD, though I think North Korea has proven by now that the only really relevant one is ICBMs since that's the only one that can't be meaningfully defended against.
I think the DPRK's strategic calculus is different because it's never trying to use its nuclear capability as an umbrella for some other foreign policy adventure (like Russia is doing now and which the USA and USSR did during the Cold War).
The DPRK only wants to be left alone and therefore only needs enough capabilities to make the other side think that it's not worth the risk. Hypothetically, if the DPRK was only able to wipe LA off the map before being destroyed, that might be enough to get the US to reconsider fucking with the DPRK since it just wants to be left alone.
On the other hand, if the US thought that it could destroy Russia or China with the loss of only LA, the ghouls in DC might think the trade is worthwhile and try it. That's why major rival powers like Russia and China need more weapons, more delivery systems, and diverse delivery capabilities that are more likely to survive a first strike against them.
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