@Tfmonkey The idea that Russia wouldn't retaliate to the west nuking them is ridiculous. The Russia has a system in place called "the dead hand" which will automatically nuke the west if the west does a strategic first strike. This automated system does not give a fuck about politics or empathy, because its basically a simple yet robust expert system (AI precursor) that does not blink when threatened.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Hand
So next time Halsey says "nuh uh" bring this up "the dead hand."
People are generally terrible at logic. It's inevitable that expert systems exist for precise scenarios. I would expect them & us, to have several such active systems.
They would ultimately work on deductive logic, i.e. the conclusion (trigger) is guaranteed to be true if the premises are true.
A simple version:
P1: every requirement of a complex set has been met
P2: no human intervention within specified period
C: Unleash hell
Basically a thermonuclear stop-loss.
