Several posters cite the uncertainty of response as strengthening the deterrent value of a national nuclear capability. That is neither logical nor credible. Faced with the options that a potential target MAY respond to an attack, or WILL respond to an attack, which is the more likely to make an aggressor think twice?
Uncertainty is only an advantage if it concerns the question of whether or not you actally possess the capability, as in the case of S Hussain.
Last edited by Genstabler; 26th Feb 2015 at 11:07.