Scott Kenny
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So the response to a Russian tactical nuke is to commence SIOP and nuke Russia till it glows?The “sales pitch” for the nuclear tipped sea launched cruise missile coming back was that it would supposedly give a lower point of escalation, a more easily identifiable/ distinguishable/ acceptable counter/ retaliation to potential Russian first use of tactical nuclear weapons, versus, say, a single trident missile launch with a dialled-back warhead. A lot of people (including, probably least significantly, me) don’t really buy that supposed rationale (appears to be buying into rather than blatantly refuting Russia’s massively flawed ideas around supposedly threatening or undertaking nuclear escalation to somehow de-escalate crisis/ conflicts). It appears to make first use of nuclear weapons more acceptable/ palatable, which is a very bad idea.
Exactly.I think there should be flexibility in nuclear response options as a deterrent to low yield or tactical nuclear first use by an opponent. I am just not at all convinced sub launched cruise missiles are how the U.S. should go about achieving that.
I want an option to say, "this is your last warning, the next nuke results in full SIOP."