Its an n-party Multiplayer game, with each group of parties changing between groups. You don't want to start tossing nukes like hand grenades, because quite frankly you won't be able to tell who is nuking who for what reason on rather short order. The nuclear block ain't the same ol' neighborhood it used to be. I simply hope those with wherewithal and cooler heads are respected by all national leaders to hold positions of authority and focus a minimal set of power structures to ensure ordely resolution of conflicts rather than another freeforall.
If he has them, the least of our worries would be him,...it would be the inability to identify who all the other players are at the table, in the room or theater.
Good post.
Game theory is dead on point here. Game theory with imperfect information is even more on point.
But how do you explain the complexities of game theory to an emotional American public?
The problem is the more we rant about how "right"we are and how "wrong" "they" are the more political pressure is created to make a stupid move.
I want retribution--but I would like to hit the right target at the right time with the right results. Let the Clintons of the world attack aspirin factories--I wanted some corpses of people who finance and supply the infrastructure for the terrorist groups who have the capability and intention of delivering "little suitcases" into our back-yard, as well as making sure the individual terrorists get to meet Allah a little sooner than they had planned.
Equally critical is internal security within the government decision-making process. That means those folks who could be subject to blackmail cannot be permitted to be "in the loop".
At times like these the media jackals will have to be fed a pack of lies--the only question is which lies--another game theory question.