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Re:F-35: What The Pilots Say by _Codemonkeyism on Thursday March 28, 2019 @04:55AM (#19510447)
India and Pakistan have been there I think - and lately came close again, though both sides recognized the thin line.
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Re:F-35: What The Pilots Say by kakwa_ on Thursday March 28, 2019 @02:30PM (#19515128)
And also, both sides don't exactly follow MAD:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Credible_minimum_deterrence

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimal_deterrence

Basically, it's not "I can glass your whole country" but more "I can nuke a few of your main cities, you will survive but it will hurt".

Mostly, only the USA and Russia can follow MAD, the other nuclear powers with a few hundreds warheads, follow Minimal Deterrence.

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