… that non-ICBM nuclear weapons would be ‘nearly as destructive’ to the user as to the enemy, of geographically adjacent nations?
India has roughly 80-100 weapons. India has been focusing on low-yield devices (with most apparently falling in the half-kiloton range.) Given how nuclear fallout works and the like… India and Pakistan launching their arsenals at one another would result in a large contaminated area affecting both nations.
Now, if you’re talking about the effectiveness of MAD deterrence … if MAD was ineffective the world would have glowed in the dark after the Cuban Missile Crisis.
… that non-ICBM nuclear weapons would be ‘nearly as destructive’ to the user as to the enemy, of geographically adjacent nations?
India has roughly 80-100 weapons. India has been focusing on low-yield devices (with most apparently falling in the half-kiloton range.) Given how nuclear fallout works and the like… India and Pakistan launching their arsenals at one another would result in a large contaminated area affecting both nations.
Now, if you’re talking about the effectiveness of MAD deterrence … if MAD was ineffective the world would have glowed in the dark after the Cuban Missile Crisis.