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[-] CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

It won’t lead to a global thermonuclear war and thus a nuclear holocaust any more than use of sarin in Syria did.

You didn't mention the escalation policy of either of those countries during a war event.

[-] vacuumflower@lemmy.sdf.org -2 points 1 year ago

Escalation policies tend to become very elastic when implemented by humans.

They really can get to some limited strategic exchange, but after that point some countries are democratic and that demos which supposedly rules them will tear into pieces everybody preventing the cessation of hostilities, and others are authoritarian, and their authority cares about its lives and well-being the most.

I mean, NATO officials have become much more modest with words about "any attack on NATO territory is an attack on NATO" after a few stray missiles have landed on Polish territory, for example.

[-] CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Escalation policies tend to become very elastic when implemented by humans.

I'm talking about the Rules of Engagement during wartime. Especially when it comes to the release of nuclear weapons. These rules are very un-elastic.

Each use of nuclear force is responded to by an escalated nuclear force reply. This can keep happening until all the missiles are in the air, flying to their destinations.

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