I had a nuclear war dream last night and it was horrible and true:( My blow-up doll was popped and I had diarrhea all over my bed and walls. Good thing I had a face mask on hand.
Yes. In WW II the war was about over, it was very clear Japan was going to lose. But we nuked them anyway. So turn it around, if any nation that has nukes is about to go under what harm will there be TO THEM to use nukes? If Israel is about to go under from a massive invasion from the Arab nations you think they will just let the Arabs capture their nukes? No, Israel will use them. Same logic as France and its nuclear weapons. It knows it can not win against the Russians but it can make a win for them not worth going after France. Plus there are a number of tactical situations where a mini nuke is the perfect weapon. Such as taking out the US aircraft carriers.