If a country was confident they developed a technology that would act as a fool proof deterrent against nuclear attacks what would that mean for the rest of the world?
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Probably more war:
If I don't have to worry about nuclear retaliation, maybe I'm very confident in engaging in war. After all, my nukes will still work, and everyone else's won't.
Imagine the nuclear armed countries who are enemies of another nation with a bigger military. North Korea vs USA, Pakistan vs India. In these cases, nuclear weapons are a deterrence against the stronger opponent. Without this, the country with a stronger conventional force may be more likely to they think they'll win a war unscathed.