Nuclear Deterrence §

• First-strike capabilities of Preemtive War gives advantage to those who use nuclear weapons first
• There can still be Second-strike capability of the targetted state who can react to the attack with full force
• If there is first-strike capability, there can be no second-strike ability.
  • There is no second-strike capability, when only one party has nuclear weapon
• Leads to Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD) or Nuclear Deterrence
  • Because there is second-strike capability, the first-strike would never happen in the first place

[!Example Case] Cold War

• The Trinity of Nuclear Deterrence: to have your nuclear weapons every where
  • Airbased deployment
  • Underground silo
  • Nuclear submarines
  • Land based nuclear trucks
• So that the enemy can’t destroy all your capabilities all at once
  • So you have second-strike capability