We actually don’t worry about that that much. Nothing close to the 60s, before the IAEA and second strike capabilities. These days we mostly worry about escalation cycles, i.e. unpredictable responses by counter parties to minor escalations and continuously upping the ante to save face.
There isn’t an obvious equivalent escalation cycle for somebody debating with themselves whether to destroy themselves or not. (The closer we get to alignment, the less true this is, btw.)
We actually don’t worry about that that much. Nothing close to the 60s, before the IAEA and second strike capabilities. These days we mostly worry about escalation cycles, i.e. unpredictable responses by counter parties to minor escalations and continuously upping the ante to save face.
There isn’t an obvious equivalent escalation cycle for somebody debating with themselves whether to destroy themselves or not. (The closer we get to alignment, the less true this is, btw.)