Because the person I responded to said that if everyone has nukes we are safer because of MAD but if Castro had nukes he would have used them!
Fanatical leaders don't give a damn about MAD
The linked video, which is a claim by somebody who isn't Castro, said that he recommended using them as a response to a US attack - not unconditionally. It's the principle of MAD, and the same as the US doctrine.
How do you know that Castro would've used them?
The linked video, which is a claim by somebody who isn't Castro, said that he recommended using them as a response to a US attack - not unconditionally. It's the principle of MAD, and the same as the US doctrine.