Tucsoncoyote wrote:and that's my point.. What if all of a sudden you side up on someone and you have accidentally launched an MIRV, there's another reason for the MIRV, but eh, Like I said, I'll let it drop.. but Xander is suggesting that the 'Disarm nuke' function is totally pointless just like the MIRV idea, so then why have them It's just as moot.
PS. you accidentally launched it, you can't turn it off, so then you'll have to explain why you did it.. (Shoot Responibly)
Tucsoncoyote--
I don't follow. You could use disarm nuke in a situation where you have 'accidentally launched' or you've just recently formed an alliance - that is how it is useful. In contrast, inherent in the concept of a 'dummy nuke' is that it serves as some kind of distraction. xander's point was that the 'distraction' might as well pose a real threat if it is in all other ways identical to 'real nukes'.