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I think the size of the warheads is key, the bigger the warhead the less likely we are to use them. If they are huge, then they can only act as a deterrent in a MAD scenario. If they are small and could be used 'tactically', then they would become a real threat, and perhaps act as even more of...

That's true. In the doomsday scenario though, where russia launches, if we have missiles we'll have some headed our way. If we were to get rid maybe we'd be taken off the list sometime down the road. :shrug:

Or enlarge it out to NATO, get everyone to pay for a unified deterrent. Not sure how that would work in practice though.

I'm on the fence on this one. I certainly don't think we shouldn't have armed forces. That said how much of a deterrent is it? For a sane 'hostile' leader, i accept it would deter them. But for a looney? Not so sure. Perhaps the money would be better spent on cyber espionage and securing...