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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
But when you consider the force multiplier of one nuclear war head on a civilian center as a few hundred thousand to one, and the impact on civilian moral as huge, its a wonder that these weapons haven't been used more often. Because from a logical mathmaticall side, we should be nuking everyone from day one of any conflict.
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This is kind of a good point showing that war is not all about math. If it were, Nixon would have nuked Hanoi. If the US nukes a smaller (are there any bigger?) country the global diplomatic meltdown would be tough to handle. The US prides itself on moral superiority in most fights (ie, North Korea, Iran, WWII, etc.), if it loses that it might find it more difficult to maintain it's undisputed superpower status. It needs allies to maintain that position.