Nuclear Weapons

Well, let's see in the Nuclear free world that included trench warfare of WW1 and firebombing of Dresden in WW2. Nuclear free does not mean war free, and it also means there is no BIG stick to prevent conflicts from escalating. I think it could be debated that the fact that India and Pakistan both have nuclear capabilities has prevented many border skirmishes from escalating.

So I guess that kinda means I am MAD (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutually_assured_destruction)

who wouldn't? but this is one thing we will never see, at least in our lifetime. still way too much bullying going on. hell, we cant even sit down and talk to some of the countries that possess nuclear capabilities

I don't know that the question is absurd but the actual pursuit of such an idealistic endeavor is a colossal waste of time. It simply isn't something that is ever going to happen. Along with eliminating nuclear weapons we'd have to eliminate a vast amount of crazy people who don't follow rules. Or rather we'd have to first figure out how to change basic human nature. In a world where nuclear weapons have not only been thought of, they've been mass produced and even used you can't simply wrangle that genie and stick it back in the bottle when human nature is always going to lead some ne'er-do-well somewhere to break the rules.

Which is exactly what I meant. From a practical standpoint it's impossible and not worth the time considering.

I'm one of those types that can't see the point in debating the purely hypothetical.

who wouldn't? but this is one thing we will never see, at least in our lifetime. still way too much bullying going on. hell, we cant even sit down and talk to some of the countries that possess nuclear capabilities
Thats old news now that Obama is in office. I heard he is going to sit down with Iran and he is at Best Buy picking out a gift to take.

Would you be willing to give up America's nuclear arsenal in exchange for a nuclear weapons free world? Is this something worth striving for?

No. You can't trust nations like Iran, North Korea, China, the new Soviet Union, Cuba, Venezuela and any nation where militant Islams reside (ex: Taliban) that can sway/intimidate Governments.

The President's hope is a noble one, in a perfect world it would be great.

However, it's naive and unrealistic. If our nuclear arsenal is dismantled, we're all going to die, guaranteed.

On the peaceful side, would you be willing to invest heavily in new reactors, if it meant we could eliminate our dependence on fossil fuels?

How would you go about persuading others from developing nuclear weapons and more importantly insure that they don't get into the wrong hands?

Thats old news now that Obama is in office. I heard he is going to sit down with Iran and he is at Best Buy picking out a gift to take.
im glad you had brought this up. do you see a problem with sitting down, and talking to these countries? i do not. if you don't have dialogue, how can you figure out what makes these guys tick, and how to solve problems?

Come on firstdown and dmek25, chill.

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