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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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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.