This comment is made redundant by linking to the full article, rather than the boing boing stub which I was originally commenting on.<p>The new article talks about the point of deterrence, and the associated logic, in greater depth.<p>Here was the original article that had been posted:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;boingboing.net&#x2F;2015&#x2F;12&#x2F;11&#x2F;proposal-keep-the-nuclear-lau.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;boingboing.net&#x2F;2015&#x2F;12&#x2F;11&#x2F;proposal-keep-the-nuclear-l...</a>