Thread: Nuclear Weapons. To Save Or Destroy Us?

Nuclear Weapons and two questions I would like to discuss.


Most of us would agree that a if a country had the power to completely obliterate the entire world in the touch of a button it would be the most concerning and worrying thing. Most of us would then agree that two country's that have a history of suspicious and dislike for each other , that continued this power would be even more worrying. Furthermore most of us would agree that with a complex world of affair, alliances and other country's with nuclear weapons that we are in a grave danger.


So we all see the danger. But I am sad to say we all wont act, we all wont act on are folly and dismantle. But some of you are sitting there thinking but we are, the amount since the cold war has reduced. So........? Russia and USA could still destroy the whole world, it's just a case of Russia not being able to do so three times over now.


When you have one or more country's challenging a superpower, it will do it utmost to stay at the top. The USA will never retire it nuclear weapons. Why? Because with China and Russia and North Korea with there huge army's, the USA need to keep some way of remaining top dog. And of course Russia will match that, and now we China coming into the race to with it 40 IBM's. And while more reductions are one the way these powers will not rely on conversational warfare to keep them near or at the top, for the simple reason they cant, especially the USA. No one country has such power without these weapons.


But there are some of you out there who will be thinking....hang on....nuclear weapons are a deterrent. They stop wars. And I can see this view, and I find it both interesting, but also off putting. I see the logic, that it could seem another major world war will break out, because all the major powers would know it would mean the end of the world. I see that a country would to say the least think a lot about attacking a country with nuclear weapon. So yes a deterrent I see the point.


But can this idea of a deterrent justify nuclear weapons?
Do nuclear weapons actually make the world a safer place?


These two question are the two I want to discuss. And the are good reasoning on both sides. So before you commit your self to a view, just be a bit open minded, and see both sides, because If you do not, you will be commenting in utter ignorance.