• FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world
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    16 hours ago

    Of course they are.

    The only thing that holds back the US military machine is the threat of mutually-assured destruction.

  • NatakuNox@lemmy.world
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    18 hours ago

    At this point they are wasting their money. US, China, and Russia each have enough nuclear weapons to destroy the earth. Having enough to destroy 1.1 earths is dumb.

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      13 hours ago

      It’s about having enough that your enemy can’t target them and blow them up in a surprise attack.

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    18 hours ago

    Wouldn’t expect them to do otherwise now that we all understand it’s a bunch of sociopaths running the world. Unfortunately they are run by sociopaths too.

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      13 hours ago

      What events? It’s clear that being a nuclear state is great for preventing invasion. If you have a submarine fleet with nukes you won’t be invaded.