MAD defense: nuclear proliferation happened and mutual deterrence beat monopoly
menhguin · x · 2026-11-05
Joining the tszzl–wfithian alignment debate, menhguin counters the nuclear proliferation analogy: proliferation is exactly what happened historically, and MAD (mutually assured destruction) was probably preferable to a single power holding all the nukes — suggesting AI capability diffusion may play out similarly.
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