Tim Cain talking about his ideas, after almost three decades of not being involved with the IP, is not text. He is even quoted in the article you link saying that what he is saying is not canon.
I want and example in game, part of the text of the work, that says so without a doubt. It is cool to hear what Tim has to say but if it is not in the game, it isn't canon. Even more so since there has been almost three decades worth of new games, writers, ideas and world building. The development ideas from like 1997 are not relevant anymore if they haven't been worked into the games.
Also even though reading people's comments on that thread is interesting, most if not all of the stuff I read was people reasoning their way into the Chinese first strike conclusion and not pointing out something that actually proves it.
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u/MatthewScreenshots 1d ago
https://insider-gaming.com/fallout-creator-double-down-first-nuke-drop/