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    1. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 15 Nov 2020

      1/ Back in college I found a book at a used bookstore "Nuclear War Survival Skills", which, in addition to having tons of prepper information, also had an introduction which mentioned, among other things, that a sane political stance re nuclear war was neither left nor right

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    2. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 15 Nov 2020

      2/ but one that analyzed each individual idea to see if it made nuclear war more or less likely. It gave examples of stabilizing vs destabilizing weapons. Destabilizing weapons are those that change the game theory calculus. E.g. hardened silos are stabilizing, bc >>>

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    3. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 15 Nov 2020

      3/ they make it more likely that country B can survive an initial attack and counter attack, thus making MAD more effective, thus reducing the incentive for country A to try an initial decapitation strike.

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    4. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 15 Nov 2020

      4/ On that note, I've been thinking / worrying about the fact that US, China, and Russia are all developing hypersonic, non-ballistic missiles. Seems like a destabilizing technology. Lower launch signature (ICBM launches are very easy to see via sattelite), shorter flight time

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    5. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 15 Nov 2020

      5/ ICBMs have about 25-30 minutes between launch and impact. Assume 5 minutes gets wasted before POTUS is informed, he can gather facts and consult with advisors for almost 20 minutes before commanding a launch. Hypersonic missiles launched from bombers are harder to detect,

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    6. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 15 Nov 2020

      6/ ...and fly faster ... at least towards coastal targets (longer to get to the center of the US). Anyway. "May you live in interesting times."

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    7. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 15 Nov 2020

      7/ The good news, though, is that we've got very intelligent, sane, balanced people with excellent cognitive skills at the highest levels of power in both the US and PRC, so it's all gonna be ok.

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      ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 17 Nov 2020

      ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs Retweeted John Robb

      8/ Yes.https://twitter.com/johnrobb/status/1328684933611712514 …

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      John RobbVerified account @johnrobb
      IF you build anti-hypersonic defenses, they will be capable of taking out ICBMs and SLBMs too. Which means.. a destabilizing nuclear arms race is on the way. https://twitter.com/AndrewSErickson/status/1328681125695385602 …
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