The MAD principle, “Mutually Assured Destruction,” has kept us safe from nuclear attack for more than 70 years. But imagine that China, or Beijing allied with Moscow, launched ICBMs at the United States and we couldn’t respond in kind — and China and Russia knew it. How much disincentive would these nations have against launching a nuclear first strike?
This terrifying prospect could become a reality according to U.S. intelligence officials, as Chinese communications equipment in America could be a technological Trojan horse.
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