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I hope not. I think it's like the nuclear arms race. Everyone wants one so that it can deter it's enemies but using a nuclear weapon can be disastrous. Similarly, the US strategy here could be to show China that it's capable of retaliating if it wanted to but doesn't necessarily have to resort to it.

[dikaiosune]

I'm pretty sure that the nuclear arms race was largely driven by adherence to MAD. And what you're describing is exactly the kind of escalate-in-kind deterrence policy that was built on top of the mutually assured destruction philosophy.

[kuschku]

Finally a mutually assured destruction where the Germans actually have power. (Just check how much stuff worldwide is using SIEMENS tech, including almost all power grids, train infrastructure, etc)