@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."
@ergo @Tfmonkey @shortstories Why wouldn't they be real? Far more difficult, gruesome, and cruel methods of killing others were developed and implemented.
@ergo @Tfmonkey @shortstories The dead hand does not detect nuclear attacks. The dead hand automatically activates if humans do not periodically prevent it from activating. Its a time bomb that needs to be constantly reset. If its not reset, it assumes that everyone in Russia is dead, and activates the launch sequence automatically.
So what percent of people can activate the dead hand to prevent nuclear launches
Is it only a small number of people who know how to do it
Or is it easy to activate the dead hand to prevent nuclear launches where almost anyone could prevent it as long as some people are alive
@shortstories @ergo @Tfmonkey We don't know. Some have speculated that the infamous Russian Number Station radios that are likely transmitting one time passes are a component to the system that's preventing Dead Hand from activating, but thats purely speculative. We just don't know.
