@zleap@qoto.org @icedquinn
>I am sure nukes should be the final option though surely
At this point, that's basically a given.
It's just something that should be considered if:
1) you have a high degree of certainty that your enemy is gonna launch soon (and I'm talking about real certainty, not CIA promising Iraq has weapons of mass destruction).
2) there's a strategic possibility that by firing first you can somehow disable some of the enemy's infrastructure in a way that prevents them from launching 100% of their available nuclear armament. If you're both gonna fuck each other anyway, might as well try to make you & your allies less fucked up.