gentoobro on Nostr: No, I don't think other countries will respond by glassing the planet, and the few ...
No, I don't think other countries will respond by glassing the planet, and the few small countries crazy enough to do it only have a handful of nukes and no good way to deliver them.
There have been a couple of times where the order to MAD was given, whether in error or as a secret test, and the men at the silos refused to push the button.
If someone does use a nuke, it'll either be Israel out of some petty spite over some petty ancient goatherder feud with their neighbors, or it'll be the US trying to relive the glory days back when their military was effective. And at most there will be a small, measured response, and that'll be the end of it. Most likely no nuclear response at all, rather global condemnation and conventional war.
There have been a couple of times where the order to MAD was given, whether in error or as a secret test, and the men at the silos refused to push the button.
If someone does use a nuke, it'll either be Israel out of some petty spite over some petty ancient goatherder feud with their neighbors, or it'll be the US trying to relive the glory days back when their military was effective. And at most there will be a small, measured response, and that'll be the end of it. Most likely no nuclear response at all, rather global condemnation and conventional war.