• enkifish [any]@hexbear.net
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    I think we’re in an age when nuclear deterrent is actually less effective because the West is very unlikely to use anything like a nuclear bomb, whereas our adversaries might

    doubt

    Anyway, good luck on that three front war

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      Let’s take a look at a comprehensive list of countries that have used nukes against others:

      🇺🇲

      Based on this, we conclude that the US is less likely to use nukes against others. I’m very smart

      • TechnoUnionTypeBeat [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.net
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        Not only that but the US spent the entirety of the Cold War trying to either use nukes again or find some way to deploy nukes to every soldier and conflict possible, with everything from nuclear demolition charges to artillery shells

        Given their way the US would arm every soldier with a nuclear rifle if they could

          • InevitableSwing [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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            Many years ago at reddit - I saw that somebody had made a nuke “Davy Crockett” joke. For about 10 seconds I had this dialog with myself in my head “That can’t be real. But could it? But it can’t. Davy Crockett? How can that be real. I’m the world’s dumbest man - I’ll google.” I still can’t believe they named it Davy Crockett.

      • miz [any, any]@hexbear.net
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        the US deployed backpack-sized nuclear weapons to Europe for decades as part of a stay-behind Gladio type operation, whose intent was to detonate nukes guerilla style in a Soviet-overrun Europe

        The Littlest Boy | Foreign Policy

        linking an archive because this article has suspiciously been removed from FP’s website, just loads a blank page.

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        Let’s also consider the stances of those countries on a nuclear first strike:

        • China: Unambiguous “No First Use”, with no exceptions
        • Iran: Doesn’t even have nukes and afaik has been cleared of ever trying to do so by international inspectors
        • Russia: Reserves the right to use nuclear weapons if WMD are deployed against itself or its allies or if the very existence of the state is threatened with conventional warfare
        • The US: Still has full first use.

        For fun, the other countries with nukes:

        • The UK: Has openly stated they will use nukes in a pre-emptive strike, officially has no stance on a “No First Use” policy in order to “keep its enemies guessing”
        • Israel: Doesn’t have nukes (winkwinknudgenudge) but would 300% use them if they did
        • India: No first use against states without nukes
        • Pakistan: Full first use.
        • North Korea: First use if they get attacked
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    New talking point to get bigger defense contracts just dropped. And he has another one:

    “I think we’re in an age when nuclear deterrent is actually less effective because the West is very unlikely to use anything like a nuclear bomb, whereas our adversaries might,” he added. “Where you have technological parity but moral disparity, the actual disparity is much greater than people think.”

    Karp continued: “In fact, given that we have parity technologically but we don’t have parity morally, they have a huge advantage.”

    Imagine thinking the US has the moral high ground, and that having the moral high ground is a disadvantage.

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    He claims the West is too moral to effectively fight these opponents, who would use unscrupulous means.

    Hahaha what the fuck?

    It’s just pure vibes. The Middle Eastern wars never happened. Or maybe actually it was China that did all that.

    The US wouldn’t stand a chance against all three at once. Delusional moron.

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      I recently read a super weird essay written in 2017 2007 by the other Palantir founder, Peter Thiel, called ‘The Straussian Moment’ - and it’s wild how they’re still talking about some of the exact same things.

      For anyone wanting insight into the particular brand of fascism coming out of silicon valley these days, it’s worth a read.

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    the U.S. is unable to dictate terms to Yemen but this dullard thinks it can fight two nuclear-armed states (both of which have demonstrably better production capacity) and a major regional power all at the same time

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    Select CEO mode

    1. Beg Mode - your CEO will lobby and harangue Government for free money the public purse.
    2. Sell Mode - your CEO will make wild “I am the main character “ predictions about the future, on randomly selected topics, no qualifications are required
    3. Power off
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    “The president needs to tell them if you cross these lines, this is what we’re going to do, and you have to then enforce it.”

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