[jb6]

Conversely, no one's ever shown me a convincing theory of victory for a nuclear war.

For some reason Dr. Strangelove comes to mind and the Cave Race.

[BeHoldAPaleHorse]

"For some reason Dr. Strangelove comes to mind and the Cave Race."

"Mister President, we must avoid a mineshaft gap!"

The funniest thing about Dr. Strangelove was that Dr. Strangelove's "nuclear strategy" dialogue was lifted verbatim from Herman Kahn's "On Thermonuclear War" and various RAND studies.