Re:Internet Backbone Giant Lumen Shuns .RU
by SCHiM on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @07:52PM
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For me that's actually 30% of my worry-o-meter. MAD works two ways, you have to convince the "other" side your tools work, but what if your stage performance sucks? What if they convince western military planners that a preemptive strike is a viable option? Where's the cutoff? 30 of their nukes reaching their targets? 60? 100?
What if the west is certain they can take down their land based launch sites? What if they only need to concern themselves with the submarines? What if the west knows where those are? (Sonar has had huge developments 1990-$NOW) What if sonar technology has developed to a point the west have a fix on 50% of Russian subs? What then?
MAD only works if MAD means MAD, not if MAD means 50% assured destruction... The loss of life, wealth and security if one side of this insane pact ever lets down their part of the deal...
What if the west is certain they can take down their land based launch sites? What if they only need to concern themselves with the submarines? What if the west knows where those are? (Sonar has had huge developments 1990-$NOW) What if sonar technology has developed to a point the west have a fix on 50% of Russian subs? What then?
MAD only works if MAD means MAD, not if MAD means 50% assured destruction... The loss of life, wealth and security if one side of this insane pact ever lets down their part of the deal...