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0 pointsjchanimal2y ago0 comments

As long as the people with the weapons act rationally. Which might be an anomaly.

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The problem with game theory is that the actors do act rationally, and the most rational scenario is still the doomsday genocide: first strike, with a submarine counterstrike.

ben_w2y ago

When you know your opponent has counterstrike capability, first strike stops being rational.

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0 pointsjchanimal2y ago0 comments

As long as the people with the weapons act rationally. Which might be an anomaly.

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rurban2y ago

The problem with game theory is that the actors do act rationally, and the most rational scenario is still the doomsday genocide: first strike, with a submarine counterstrike.

ben_w2y ago

When you know your opponent has counterstrike capability, first strike stops being rational.

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