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To: dp0622
Does that mean we have no defenses against missiles landing on our soil?

Doubt we could survive a total Chinese and Russian combined attack. Nothing left. No defense could survive that barrage.

13 posted on 07/28/2016 12:34:58 PM PDT by Logical me
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To: Logical me

That’s where MAD theory comes in. Our adversaries know or assume that we would launch a devastating counterattack as soon as we observe their missile launch. So they are deterred from a first strike. Sounds sketchy, but that is what has kept us from mutual destruction for 50+ years.


17 posted on 07/28/2016 12:45:59 PM PDT by riverdawg
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