“Make no mistake: A very plausible outcome would be an American city in ruins at the hands of a North Korean nuclear weapon.”— Ankit Panda, Vipin Narang, warontherocks.comTagged: Nuclear Codes, Nuclear War, Scary AF
“This is why Trump’s apparent overconfidence in American missile defense is so dangerous. The siren song of a ‘splendid first strike’ may be too hard for him to resist.”— Ankit Panda, Vipin Narang, warontherocks.comTagged: Nuclear War, Nuclear Codes, Scary AF
“If Trump believes U.S. missile defenses work this effectively, he might actually think a first strike attempt to disarm North Korea of its missile and nuclear forces would successfully spare U.S. cities from North Korean nuclear retaliation. They probably wouldn’t.”— Ankit Panda, Vipin Narang, warontherocks.comTagged: Nuclear Codes, Nuclear War