Distributed nuclear arsenals spread across thousands of weapons of varying sizes make nuclear war a more credible threat than Sundial because smaller weapons might plausibly be used in regional conflicts, creating risk of chain reactions of escalation that could trigger existential consequences.

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This also makes them a much more credible threat. Because if people feel they can risk setting off a smaller nuke, they might actually get launched. And we don't know what kind of chain reaction this might trigger.

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The Most Insane Weapon You Never Heard AboutKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
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