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The US was brilliant in that they used two nuclear weapons to end the war in teh Pacific during WWII.
Unfortunately, it's very much an issue of Pandoras Box.
As humans, we have a certain amount of societal pride: a feeling of superiority. Along with that, we feel that if we're going to be attacked, then we should be able to respond. In the case of nuclear weapons, this gave rise to the concept of "mutually assured destruction".
We had nukes, then the Soviets had nukes. At some point we both realized it was ridiculous, and started disarmament.
Unfortunately, there's madmen like Kim Jong Il who feel that their national and military identity revolves around becoming a part of the nuclear playground. Religious Fundamentalist Terrorists are also drooling to acquire one.
Now that the genie is out of the bottle, I fear that there's no turning back.
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So we're stuck with nukes, unless the technology to develop them were to be lost.
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March 31, 2009 10:16 PM
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I'm afraid not. The US was brilliant in that they used two nuclear weapons to end the war in teh Pacific during WWII.
Unfortunately, it's very much an issue of Pandoras Box.
As humans, we have a certain amount of societal pride: a feeling of superiority. Along with that, we feel that if we're going to be attacked, then we should be able to respond. In the case of nuclear weapons, this gave rise to the concept of "mutually assured destruction".
We had nukes, then the Soviets had nukes. At some point we both realized it was ridiculous, and started disarmament.
Unfortunately, there's madmen like Kim Jong Il who feel that their national and military identity revolves around becoming a part of the nuclear playground. Religious Fundamentalist Terrorists are also drooling to acquire one.
Now that the genie is out of the bottle, I fear that there's no turning back.
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March 31, 2009 10:42 PM
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Yes, I think that this is possible, but it is unlikely under the present conditions. I do believe that, eventually, all nations with embrace multi-party systems of government, and I think that when that happens nuclear weapons might be a thing of the past.
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April 01, 2009 01:23 AM
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Yes, I believe that it is, but only through the development of advanced weaponry. In WWI mustard gas, tanks, and the machine gun were considered weapons of anew era, capable of killing hordes of people. Then in WWII, the atom bomb was released, capable of reducing entire cities to mere dust within moments. Today, there is the hydrogen bomb, which is the big brother of the atom bomb so to speak. Therefore, it is reasonable to assume that as time goes by, we will develop weapons of such power that they will make A-bombs and H-bombs look like hand grenades. Sadly, this would seem to be the most logical path for weaponry and humans to follow.
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April 03, 2009 01:58 PM
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Technology is a one way street. Once discoveries have been made, they cannot be unmade, no matter how much that might appear to benefit the world. The technology for nuclear weapons is known, and therefore there will always be some that seek to develop nuclear weapons. So we're stuck with nukes, unless the technology to develop them were to be lost.
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