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Assassin™ · 01-16-2009, 05:53 AM

What are your thoughts on nuclear weaponry and other WMD? Should it be a privilege of only a select few 'trustworthy' world powers? Should the use of weapons of such great magnitude be completely eradicated? More importantly, should certain countries, or a group of countries (The U.N.) have authority over other countries' weapons and self defense systems?

I think it's an interesting question. Since the U.S. dropped the first WMD on Japan some 60 years ago, war, combat, and the diplomacy surrounding such issues has never been the same. It has changed the face of international conflict--I think for the better. I'm not saying I'm an advocate of mass destruction, but I think it's the threat of such, and the potential for such, that has kept us out of World War 3 (no, not the WCW pay-per-view
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). I think countries have actually tried not to step on the toes of one another (for the most part) since Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

But this just makes me question the current state of foreign affairs. If a certain country (oh...idk, how about the United States) decides to become paranoid that another country (oh, idk....how about Iraq or Iran) is trying to develop nuclear weapons or other WMD, it feels justified in preemptively attacking said country--just to make sure.

So that leads me to the conclusion that these type of weapons that cause large scale destruction and death have only proliferated the arms race between....everyone, and has made the international community overall a more hostile environment. It's like everyone has got a gun pointed at someone else's head, but they're scared to pull the trigger because they've got a gun pointed at their head as well. It's really like a bad Hollywood action movie, imo. Yeah, no one is getting shot, but eventually someone's finger is going to slip....and it will cause a chain reaction.

Discuss.

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Assassin™ Whoops. Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: "O'er the land of the free, and the home of the SOONERS!!!" Posts: 1,536 vCash: 500 Rep Power: 0 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 4	Nuclear Weapons: A necessary evil? What are your thoughts on nuclear weaponry and other WMD? Should it be a privilege of only a select few 'trustworthy' world powers? Should the use of weapons of such great magnitude be completely eradicated? More importantly, should certain countries, or a group of countries (The U.N.) have authority over other countries' weapons and self defense systems? I think it's an interesting question. Since the U.S. dropped the first WMD on Japan some 60 years ago, war, combat, and the diplomacy surrounding such issues has never been the same. It has changed the face of international conflict--I think for the better. I'm not saying I'm an advocate of mass destruction, but I think it's the threat of such, and the potential for such, that has kept us out of World War 3 (no, not the WCW pay-per-view To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 20 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. ). I think countries have actually tried not to step on the toes of one another (for the most part) since Hiroshima and Nagasaki. But this just makes me question the current state of foreign affairs. If a certain country (oh...idk, how about the United States) decides to become paranoid that another country (oh, idk....how about Iraq or Iran) is trying to develop nuclear weapons or other WMD, it feels justified in preemptively attacking said country--just to make sure. So that leads me to the conclusion that these type of weapons that cause large scale destruction and death have only proliferated the arms race between....everyone, and has made the international community overall a more hostile environment. It's like everyone has got a gun pointed at someone else's head, but they're scared to pull the trigger because they've got a gun pointed at their head as well. It's really like a bad Hollywood action movie, imo. Yeah, no one is getting shot, but eventually someone's finger is going to slip....and it will cause a chain reaction. Discuss.