A year or so ago, I gave my undergrad engineers a homework prompt: How many nuclear weapons does the US need to feel secure?
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It's an engineering economics problem. But the first question should be what does 'feel secure' mean?
Agree 100%. This is why I phrase the question this way, and not "how many should US have?" Draws attention to the difficult question.
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Does it not also depend on what the other guy has? If no one else had them, would zero leave the US feeling secure? If not, why not?
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It's subjective. For many, the idea of a nuclear exchange is unthinkable. What do we win if we wipe out an enemy at the cost of most of US?
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Which is the argument for making them illegal and moving to full denuclearisation. A Mexican stand off is never going to feel safe.
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