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Re:Nuclear Close Calls: Able Archer 83 (2018) by morpheos137 on Friday October 07, 2022 @05:27PM (#33127064)
Conventional air defense missiles don't amount to much in case of nuclear war.
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Re:Nuclear Close Calls: Able Archer 83 (2018) by SimbaOnSteroids on Friday October 07, 2022 @06:54PM (#33127932)
In this case, hasn't NATO all but said their response to a nuclear escalation would be an overwhelming conventional strike.
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Re:Nuclear Close Calls: Able Archer 83 (2018) by euroderf on Saturday October 08, 2022 @08:16AM (#33131660)
Petraeus said it this week, probably with the blessing of ex-colleagues still in government. Yes the appropriate response is to respond with overwhelming conventional force, being careful not to threaten strategic assets that might be misinterpreted as a decapitation/pre-emptive strategic strike that requires a hair-trigger response.
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