来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：博弈论 第13集 第13集》
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is they think the Americans might attack them,美国可能会对他们进攻 -
and they worry that the Americans might attack them他们觉得美国之所以会攻击他们 -
thinking that they won't retaliate,因为美国人认为他们没法报复 -
because they won't really have any incentive to retaliate因为如果他们的城市被摧毁了 -
once their cities are destroyed.他们就没有报复的能力了 -
So they construct a device they called the doomsday device所以他们建造了一个叫做厄运之日的装置 -
that will automatically launch nuclear missiles一旦苏联受到美国攻击 -
back on the Americans if the Russians are attacked.它会自动向美国发射核弹 -
It's a commitment device to make it credible这实际上是一个保险装置 -
that they will actually respond were they to be attacked当他们被疯狂的美国人进攻时 -
by the crazy Americans.会自动做出回应 -
So there's a mistake, however, that the Russians make.然而 俄罗斯人在这里犯了一个错误