They want an end to the war with some confidence that the U.S. won’t immediately attack again. The U.S. is totally untrustworthy, so nukes are one of the most realistic answers for them.
They are in a conflict NOW, and that makes all the difference. Why would you announce a nuclear device during an active conflict unless you mean to use it? Everyone would interpret the next missile as a nuclear warhead and retaliate accordingly
If the idea is to deter aggression – not to actually use them on a target – you’d want your enemy to know what you have. It’s like brandishing a gun to make someone back off. The threat doesn’t work if it’s hidden.
This is even a joke in Dr. Stragelove: “they built a doomsday machine but didn’t tell anyone about it??”
not sure in what world this would make sense to do, much less announce to the world
They want an end to the war with some confidence that the U.S. won’t immediately attack again. The U.S. is totally untrustworthy, so nukes are one of the most realistic answers for them.
for real once they have nukes they can never shoot another missile at the entity unless they really mean it
and no more missiles falling on tel aviv would be a world-historic tragedy
Why? There are a number of examples of conflicts between nuclear states that haven’t evolved into a nuclear exchange.
It’s an incredibly dangerous game, but it matches the stakes.
They are in a conflict NOW, and that makes all the difference. Why would you announce a nuclear device during an active conflict unless you mean to use it? Everyone would interpret the next missile as a nuclear warhead and retaliate accordingly
If the idea is to deter aggression – not to actually use them on a target – you’d want your enemy to know what you have. It’s like brandishing a gun to make someone back off. The threat doesn’t work if it’s hidden.
This is even a joke in Dr. Stragelove: “they built a doomsday machine but didn’t tell anyone about it??”