@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."

@Engineer @Tfmonkey

How would they know the AI would work if they never could test it without nuking something and how do they know the AI will not accidentally nuke at some random unintended time in which no one is attacking them?