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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
In wargames and strategic analysis, this is typically how two powers start climbing the nuclear ladder. One side suffers a serious loss or setback in conventional battle, and deploys a small tactical nuke to cover a retreat or take out enemy staging areas. Then the opponent is confronted with the decision whether to respond in kind or (as the power that used the nuke hopes) back the #### off. If the response is escalation, then you’re climbing the nuclear ladder. And the higher up that ladder the opponents climb, the greater the risk of escalation to full nuclear exchange.
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Personally I think nuclear war is inevitable, judging by the actions of all major powers involved.