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Originally Posted by !@#$%!
the possibility of an eye for an eye (more of a head for a head) is what has kept us nuclear free since nagasaki even at the height of the cold war. goody-goody statements aside (i agree with NO NUKES, if it was possible), the strategic reality is what it is--it's not propaganda, deterrence works in a symmetrical scenario where both parties have a lot to lose.
when one of the nuclear-armed parties has nothing to lose, it's another story.
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how are we nuclear free in the midst of continuous nuclear arms races? it has never stopped, only paused for a breath. through the 1950s and 1960s, testing and build up, pause mid-70s, then the 80s come back, build up and testing, then 90s pause, and today its all back in the 21st century. we didn't get rid of a thing, deterrence hasn't stopped the killing of human beings in the slightest, if anything the Cold War proxy wars which have continued and revamped in the form of 21st century Counter Terrorism, and yet the exact same dudes are cutting checks and arms to the exact same places as during the cold war..... its all the same shit. nuclear weapons are the vilest evil man created since the blade...
by the way, this so-called deterrence has also forced convential weapons to advance in their destructive capabilities, there are now conventional explosive devices as powerful as the atomic bombs dropped in Japan... so again, how have nuclear weapons contributed to our civilization? they haven't. you should not give them any credit for anything except for death and destruction.