Comment by bdunbar

> the implicit threat of having that capability will keep your country from being bullied by other countries?

A state arms itself with the most terrible weapons, and the best soliders, with that very idea in mind.

Nuclear weapons are nothing new, in that regard.

However - the existence of a weapon implies that it will be used, if the bluff fails.

Shorter: no such thing as a weapon not meant to be used. You just hope real hard they won't be.