“Colder Wars”, Gwern2009-06-07 (Sci-Fi, politics, transhumanism)⁠:

MAD will not work in outer space; pre-emptive strikes are nigh-guaranteed.

• First-Strike
  • Why Strike First?
• Fun Space Warfare
• Grim Space Warfare
• Easy Warfare
  • Defense
  • Counter-Point: Nowhere to Hide
• Nuclear & Space First-Strikes
• Second-Strike
  • Accountability
  • Deceiving MAD
• Coda
• External Links