Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-222 hours agoIf a country was confident they developed a technology that would act as a fool proof deterrent against nuclear attacks what would that mean for the rest of the world?message-squaremessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up156arrow-down12
arrow-up154arrow-down1message-squareIf a country was confident they developed a technology that would act as a fool proof deterrent against nuclear attacks what would that mean for the rest of the world?Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-222 hours agomessage-square41fedilink
minus-squareremon@ani.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-27 hours agoIt’s a bit of an oxymoron. A deterrent is about discouraging your opponent from doing something, not preventing them. So kind of by definition it can’t be fool proof.
minus-squareClinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down3·edit-27 hours agoDoes anyone actually want to answer the question? Edit: If we are just parsing language, here is my meaning: prevent the violent force
It’s a bit of an oxymoron. A deterrent is about discouraging your opponent from doing something, not preventing them. So kind of by definition it can’t be fool proof.
Does anyone actually want to answer the question?
Edit:
If we are just parsing language, here is my meaning:
prevent the violent force