>>63837474
This take you're repeating is largely retarded fuddlore, and at best is a gross oversimplification to the point of ignorance. I used to repeat it, too, before doing the smallest amount of research. If you don't want to keep sounding like you have a ".22 bounces around inside the brain!" understanding of the history of defense policy, start here:
The Fog of War: 11 Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara
Part 1:
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xw68h9
Part 2:
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xw68z7
Also, here's a panel McNamara was part of discussing nuclear war and deterrence policy following the broadcast of The Day After:
https://youtu.be/PcCLZwU2t34
Then read some books.
The guy wasn't perfect, but he was one of the better SecDefs the United States has had.