Quite a lineup on nuclear weapons in today's @washingtonpost Outlook section!
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Replying to @Joshua_Pollack @washingtonpost
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@vermontgmg on the deep, ingrained reluctance to order a nuclear first strike:https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/would-the-president-actually-order-the-use-of-nuclear-weapons/2017/08/18/a7ff0ed8-837d-11e7-ab27-1a21a8e006ab_story.html?utm_term=.9d967f9e3815 …9 replies 3 retweets 13 likes -
Replying to @Joshua_Pollack @WardHayesWilson and
In both cases, Trump can easily be a counter-example if you want him to be. Not clear he has Truman's taboo. Not clear he cares about allies
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Replying to @wellerstein @Joshua_Pollack and
They (taboo and deterrence) are unmeasurable, untestable, and not scientific in any serious sense.
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Replying to @WardHayesWilson @Joshua_Pollack and
I don't think taboos (in general, much less nuclear) are unmeasurable/untestable/unscientific. Plenty of good social science on taboos.
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Replying to @wellerstein @Joshua_Pollack and
Is there a nuclear taboo? Have there been many taboos based on technology in human history?
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"Is there a nuclear taboo?" is a great empirical question. One can imagine various ways to get useful results out of it.
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