Pat Flannery writes:

as any such attack would leave our ICBM force
largely intact, and result in China being turned into something
resembling a charcoal grill around half-an-hour later...so apparently
they intend to use their ICBM force largely as a deterrent against a
nuclear first strike on China; and not as a weapon for a first strike by
China itself.

Which gives weight to the argument that M.A.D. still works, at least
against countries lacking credible missile defense. The "rogue
nation" argument for missile defense is controversial at best, as the
"rogue nation" would likewise be reduced to smoldering rubble within
the hour.

Jeff
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