Re:Chernobyl power plant captured by Russian forces
by grayfaced on Friday February 25, 2022 @02:46AM
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That is incorrect. NATO policy is "no-first use" for nuclear weapons. The member countries individually can make decision. Nothing in NATO mandates use of nuclear weapons, just that they join in common defense.
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Re:Chernobyl power plant captured by Russian forces
by afterburner on Saturday February 26, 2022 @03:06PM
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I think you misunderstood. "Initiating MAD" doesn't mean launching an attack. It means assuring that any full nuclear attack is met with a similar counter attack, ie. the "Mutual" part of "Assured Destruction". If you don't respond... there's no MAD.