SALT, MAD and containment did slow nuclear proliferation — a case for the AI containment analogy
aronchick · x · 2026-09-13
aronchick argues that SALT, MAD, containment strategy, cross-country negotiations and similar mechanisms did in fact slow nuclear proliferation and kept rogue actors from gaining leverage with weapons they didn't invent. He concedes the regime was imperfect but says it beat the alternative — offering a pro-containment data point in the AI governance debate.
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