Ep 34: Andrew Corbett on Britain’s Nukes
School of War
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The Mystifying Argument of American Contributors to the Policy Debate
John Skis: It doesn't take many weapons to deter. Ronald Reagan was, when he was briefed about the US nuclear arsenal, apparently it was astonished. They could probably do deterrence with fewer, but for very good reasons that I don't know. John Skis: The West will always be trying to get the West to reduce numbers anyway. But if you get down to low numbers, then idea of a first strike can suddenly become attractive. So this is one of the problems we have in getting rid of them.
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