I’d love it, if we decided to test some kind of ICCBM missile with a “tactical kinetic warhead” (like a small rods from god type situation here,) and then we’re just, like, “ooops sorry for dropping that giant murican dick on your kremlin. There was a guidance error and it reverted back to its original computer. So sorry.”
If we’re lucky he’d even be home, but the asshole is probably somewhere in hiding. Wouldn’t want the drones to find them.
The problem of course is that it’s impossible for the target country to tell what flavor (kinetic, conventional, tactical nuke, strategic nuke) the warhead is until it impacts. And thus standard strategic ICBM doctrine for anyone who has ICBMs and/or SLBMs is “assume it’s the biggest nuke”, which of course triggers second-strike doctrine (“you launched on me, so I’m going to fucking glass your whole country”).
How about we make you a target, Vladdy? See how you like it?
I’d love it, if we decided to test some kind of ICCBM missile with a “tactical kinetic warhead” (like a small rods from god type situation here,) and then we’re just, like, “ooops sorry for dropping that giant murican dick on your kremlin. There was a guidance error and it reverted back to its original computer. So sorry.”
If we’re lucky he’d even be home, but the asshole is probably somewhere in hiding. Wouldn’t want the drones to find them.
The problem of course is that it’s impossible for the target country to tell what flavor (kinetic, conventional, tactical nuke, strategic nuke) the warhead is until it impacts. And thus standard strategic ICBM doctrine for anyone who has ICBMs and/or SLBMs is “assume it’s the biggest nuke”, which of course triggers second-strike doctrine (“you launched on me, so I’m going to fucking glass your whole country”).