> on the off chance this defense doesn’t work? No system is perfect
replySomeone in the Middle East gets hit.
> would the risk calculation for an attack on Iran be as easy as it is right now?
The risk calculation isn't easy today. Nukes would make it harder. But I'm pushing back on the notion that it would make it a non-starter.
(MAD arsenals and long-range ICBMs, on the other hand, make it a non-starter.)
> Someone in the Middle East gets hit.
replyWow so no big deal then right?
Jesus Christ dude
> so no big deal then right?
replyAre you arguing it would be in this White House?