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Comment by mensetmanusman

5 days ago

Even they know that if one launched from their end they would all cease to exist within minutes.

This is a deterrent until Kim Jong Un loses his marbles or receives a terminal diagnosis, or until some military commander makes a serious mistake. Now multiply this same risk times fifty or sixty and you’ll see why the major project of the 20th century was limiting the number of countries with nukes.

  • There’s a good chance they fail since our intelligence services are essentially watching everything they do internally in real time.

    And a proper failure gives an opportunity to disappear them.