Talk to sperm whales --> the US military figures out how to pay them to covertly tail russian subs --> eventually more people find out about this and pretty soon thanks to whales everybody knows where everyone’s subs are at all times --> the assuredness of nations’ second-strike nuclear capability is eroded --> destabilized game-theoretic dynamics once again favor first-strike --> nuclear armageddon.
(This is 95% a joke, but if somebody would please research “do whales offer any notable advantages vs naval drones, satellite-based wake detection, or other techniques for tracking nuclear submarines” I would feel a bit more assured...)
Talk to sperm whales --> the US military figures out how to pay them to covertly tail russian subs --> eventually more people find out about this and pretty soon thanks to whales everybody knows where everyone’s subs are at all times --> the assuredness of nations’ second-strike nuclear capability is eroded --> destabilized game-theoretic dynamics once again favor first-strike --> nuclear armageddon.
(This is 95% a joke, but if somebody would please research “do whales offer any notable advantages vs naval drones, satellite-based wake detection, or other techniques for tracking nuclear submarines” I would feel a bit more assured...)