They provide the "stability" in the "Stability-Instability Paradox."
"Patting" these objects is compared to touching phalluses in an article titled "Sex and Death in the Rational World" of certain intellectuals written by Carol Cohn. With Max Singer and Oscar Ruebhausen, a theorist about these things founded the Hudson Institute. They provide the "stability" in the "Stability-Instability Paradox." Near accidents involving them were the subject of Eric Schlosser's book Command and Control. Scott Sagan wrote a book presenting a debate about these things in opposition to co-writer Kenneth Waltz. (*) Game theory was applied to the use of these things by people like Herman Kahn at Rand Corporation. The use of these things is inconceivable because of fear of being wiped out by a "second strike" according to deterrence theory. For 10 points, name these weapons whose use could cause Mutually Assured Destruction.
"Patting" these objects is compared to touching phalluses in an article titled "Sex and Death in the Rational World" of certain intellectuals written by Carol Cohn.
nuclear weapons [or nukes; or atomic weapons; Hydrogen bombs; Inter-Continental Ballistic Missiles; ICBMs; accept obvious equivalents that mention atomic or nuclear things that are used as bombs]