[palmotea]

> Part of the motivation for building autonomous nuclear response programs during the cold war was specifically to remove accountability, and guilt, from human operators.

Details please. Because I can see the reality being most likely an attempt to avoid conflict by solidifying MAD, by trying to prevent a human from vetoing a second-strike.

[number6]

At least it is the plot of a lot of movies of this era: Dr. stragelove, wargames, colossus.