Over extension results in a decline in power, so more dependancy on allies will be needed. Nuclear clashes means nuclear immediancy. Localized clashes can immediately escalate into a full scale nuclear scenerio. In 1980, there were 25,000 nuclear warheads. The Pentagon relied heavily on nuclear weapons in its war planning. The logical concludes in annihilation and is self-destructive. If any survive they will hate the scientist and intellects that drove them into obscurity. Nuclear weapons provide the power for coercive diplomacy. The author suggest the ICBMs would be the first target of submarine lauched atomic weapons. The Pacific Basin has become the American Lake and ironically the Soviet Lake. Each side chases the other in their dangerous game of cat and mouse. The nuclear battle could start at sea. The ICBM vulnerablity would amplify a preemptive annihilation strike as the military would wish to use them and not lose them.[Learn More ...]

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