[DonHopkins]

To banned account AlgorithmicTime:

I'm proposing you read the article I linked to, and notice that the actual link and title of the article itself literally has the word "dissuasion" in it.

>In his book La paix nucléaire (1975), French Navy Admiral Marc de Joybert explained deterrence:

>Sir, I have no quarrel with you, but I warn you in advance and with all possible clarity that if you invade me, I shall answer at the only credible level for my scale, which is the nuclear level. Whatever your defenses, you shan't prevent at least some of my missiles from reaching your home and causing the devastation that you are familiar with. So, renounce your endeavour and let us remain good friends.

To dtx1:

See Popehat's Law of Goats.