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Originally Posted by August
How could it better? We've just been discussing the reluctance of a superpower to start a nuclear war on behalf of another country. I believe that the atomic shield does not extend to others.
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Yes, we did, it was your answer
"Maybe though we should secretly arm the Taiwanese with a few nuclear weapons of their own....."
That made me think otherwise.
He's right, giving them nukes would make China think twice before attacking.
Then I came to think of preventing spreading of nukes.
That's why I continued with
Or does it....
As you have mentioned-If China use nukes as a last resort - USA will reply with nukes.
USA will not be the one who start using nukes-I doubt it to be honest. If USA lose the war against China-I don't think they would use nukes as a last resort.
Markus