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Deterrence...Mutually Assured Destruction.
As horrible a principle as MAD is, it's still a valid strategy.
Of course, as nation-states become less of a security risk and decentralized terrorist cells become more of a threat, this may fall apart. It's tough to threaten to nuke 96 cells in 12 countries.
EDIT - (snipped out a smartassed comment - sorry Thom.)
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Last edited by cowtown; 06-01-2004 at 09:43 AM..
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