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Re:The Heart of Deterrence (2012) by ekianjo on Saturday April 23, 2016 @10:51AM (#11555751)
> Killing via button is killing many of them "them". Hacking the innocent's chest is killing one of "us".

Pressing the button means killing of lot of "us" in the end too, because there's no such thing as one-way nuclear exchanges nowadays, with subs ready to fire from anywhere in the world.

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Re:The Heart of Deterrence (2012) by Retric on Saturday April 23, 2016 @11:13AM (#11555857)
Also, fallout is not restricted by borders. For example US and USSR where within 60 miles of each other at there closest borders during the Cold War. India and Pakistan share a border.
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Re:The Heart of Deterrence (2012) by newjersey on Saturday April 23, 2016 @11:18AM (#11555885)
Which is why we have proxy wars where we "protect" or "liberate" peoples who are not super power themselves and do not have second strike capability.
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