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Re:1913: When Hitler, Trotsky, Tito, Freud and Stalin all li... by roenxi on Thursday September 12, 2024 @09:15PM (#41527250)
The bulk of the risk wouldn't really scale with number of warheads though would it? I was thinking it is more of a binary. There is some number of warheads that is enough.

The experience in the Cuban Missile crisis suggests that the number deployed on submarines is probably more of a concern when it comes to miscalculation than the total. And for deliberate attacks the militaries have probably calculated that the number currently deployed is reasonable to wipe out a major power.

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Re:1913: When Hitler, Trotsky, Tito, Freud and Stalin all li... by stickfigure on Friday September 13, 2024 @01:24PM (#41533235)
The risk of an accident or otherwise unintentional initiation goes up with the number of warheads deployed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_submarine_B-59#Nuclear_...

(or of course Dr Strangelove)

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