Jiang distinguishes the Samson option from a tactical nuclear strike, treating the former as a strategic last-resort arsenal and the latter as a different kind of doctrine neither side is set up to employ in this war.
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Tactical nukes
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Key Notes
Jiang says tactical nuclear weapons may become attractive if conventional strikes cannot destroy Iran's underground missile infrastructure and if a ground invasion stalls.
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"Right. So I would actually discount a nuke dropping. Okay. So, and this is something that I think occupies a lot of people, but..."
"Yeah, that's a really good question, okay? All right. So already discussing the possibility of nuclear weapons, and the reason why is that a..."
Relevant Lectures And Readings
Sneako opens by telling Jiang that the predictions have started landing.
The interview opens as a first-week war briefing and then keeps widening.
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