I’m sure there’s simulations for the reality of getting nuked one way or another by someone somehow.
The one thing that seems to catch heat the fastest is nuclear proxy states. China and Russia don’t have to worry about retaliation if Iran and North Korea are the suicidal nuclear combatants.
But nuking populated civilian cities is largely a game of bluffing your opponent. Nuclear assault on targets without direct military value is a tactic of absolutely last resort, at or near the point of total invasion, overrun and occupation.
Occupation, for the victor, is no fun anymore. So why do it yourself. Just encircle the conquered cities with gigantic robotic fire ants and cybernetic killer bees, and let nature take its course.
The one thing that seems to catch heat the fastest is nuclear proxy states. China and Russia don’t have to worry about retaliation if Iran and North Korea are the suicidal nuclear combatants.
But nuking populated civilian cities is largely a game of bluffing your opponent. Nuclear assault on targets without direct military value is a tactic of absolutely last resort, at or near the point of total invasion, overrun and occupation.
Occupation, for the victor, is no fun anymore. So why do it yourself. Just encircle the conquered cities with gigantic robotic fire ants and cybernetic killer bees, and let nature take its course.