Nuclear Weapons: Your Opinion

[The East Marches]

If I am not mistaken, no nation that had nuclear weapons has ever been invaded. I also think it is very likely that if NATO and the Warsaw-pact didn't have nuclear weapons, there would have been a lot more conflicts.

On the other hand, nations without nuclear weapons are now clearly at a disadvantage. Nuclear powers forbidding nations without nukes from developing them seems hypocritical to me.

lol but like who would invade them

Like a "limited humanitarian intervention" is totally different.

[Washington Resistance Army]

If I am not mistaken, no nation that had nuclear weapons has ever been invaded. I also think it is very likely that if NATO and the Warsaw-pact didn't have nuclear weapons, there would have been a lot more conflicts.

On the other hand, nations without nuclear weapons are now clearly at a disadvantage. Nuclear powers forbidding nations without nukes from developing them seems hypocritical to me.

Pakistan and India have gone to war after they both had nukes, no?

[Kubra]

lol but like who would invade them

Like a "limited humanitarian intervention" is totally different.

lol which nuclear powers are candidates for humanitarian intervention
That's something you do to poor people

[The East Marches]

Like a "limited humanitarian intervention" is totally different.

lol which nuclear powers are candidates for humanitarian intervention
That's something you do to poor people

Pakistan would be on the hitlist I think had they not developed nukes. Ukrainians certainly wouldn't have had a civil conflict fueled by external powers. At least not to the same extent.

[The Romulan Republic]

If I am not mistaken, no nation that had nuclear weapons has ever been invaded.

There have been some clashes between India and Pakistan since they acquired nuclear weapons, I believe.

And of course, there was the Argentinian invasion of the Falklands.

And that's counting only attacks by actual nations, not terrorist groups.

I also think it is very likely that if NATO and the Warsaw-pact didn't have nuclear weapons, there would have been a lot more conflicts.

The Cold War, and the years since, are littered with bloody conflicts.

Proxy wars are still wars.

How many millions died in wars since the advent of nuclear weapons?

Yeah, there wasn't another World War. Small comfort to the dead in Vietnam, Korea, Iraq, Afghanistan, Cambodia, the Sudan, Rwanda, the Ukraine, Chechnya, Israel, Palestine, Iran, the Congo...

On the other hand, nations without nuclear weapons are now clearly at a disadvantage. Nuclear powers forbidding nations without nukes from developing them seems hypocritical to me.

No doubt.

But I'd prefer that hypocrisy and disadvantage be resolved by the removal, not propagation, of nuclear weapons.

[Grand Britannia]

They're necessary if the other side has them.

[Kubra]

lol which nuclear powers are candidates for humanitarian intervention
That's something you do to poor people

Pakistan would be on the hitlist I think had they not developed nukes. Ukrainians certainly wouldn't have had a civil conflict fueled by external powers. At least not to the same extent.

Ukraine wouldn't have em, cuz they poor people. Pakistan is a developing nation, but middle income and not sitting on anything particularly important, except to India, and even India is cooling down on the matter, saying their nukes are defensive.

[Eisarn-Ara]

Weak and useless, next to the power of relativistic-velocity 600-kg tungsten shells.
There's your deterrent!

"Rods from God" have been debunked, and are worthless.

[The East Marches]

Pakistan would be on the hitlist I think had they not developed nukes. Ukrainians certainly wouldn't have had a civil conflict fueled by external powers. At least not to the same extent.

Ukraine wouldn't have em, cuz they poor people. Pakistan is a developing nation, but middle income and not sitting on anything particularly important, except to India, and even India is cooling down on the matter, saying their nukes are defensive.

I thought the Ukies could have kept some post-break up and we bribed them not to?

The Pakistanis? We'd do a lot more shit stirring there if they didn't have the threat of loose nukes.

[Norseka]

They're necessary if the other side has them.

But wouldn't that just lead to an escalation of armaments like we saw during the Cold War?

[Pope Joan]

They're necessary if the other side has them.

But wouldn't that just lead to an escalation of armaments like we saw during the Cold War?

Which would be great for the economy!

Just forget Eisenhower's thoughts about the military industrial elite.

[Dooom35796821595]

Weak and useless, next to the power of relativistic-velocity 600-kg tungsten shells.
There's your deterrent!

"Rods from God" have been debunked, and are worthless.

But railguns are alive and in development.

[Union of Rossiya]

Having nuclear weapons is probably the best deterrent available. Staged thermonuclear weapons over Pure fission weapons any day.

[Eisarn-Ara]

"Rods from God" have been debunked, and are worthless.

But railguns are alive and in development.

Yes, and designed to function as both over-glorified artillery & a defense system. GIGANTIC TUNGSTEN RODS IN SPACE however, are utter hogwash.

[Dooom35796821595]

But railguns are alive and in development.

Yes, and designed to function as both over-glorified artillery & a defense system. GIGANTIC TUNGSTEN RODS IN SPACE however, are utter hogwash.

Just wait until we start building mile long ones, in space!

We'll never know until we try.

[Dumb Ideologies]

We must all accept Atom's blessing.

[Eisarn-Ara]

We must all accept Atom's blessing.

Blessed in Division, hallowed by his Glow.

[Indo-Malaysia]

I heard someone mention earlier that people will use nukes to destroy asteroids in space.. are you trying to kill us all..

[Alvecia]

I heard someone mention earlier that people will use nukes to destroy asteroids in space.. are you trying to kill us all..

It worked in Armageddon.

No but seriously, why would that kill us all?

[Mozambicar]

They're necessary if the other side has them.

But wouldn't that just lead to an escalation of armaments like we saw during the Cold War?

But is that escalation not what kept the 2 sides in the Cold War away from actual war?

[Indo-Malaysia]

I heard someone mention earlier that people will use nukes to destroy asteroids in space.. are you trying to kill us all..

It worked in Armageddon.

No but seriously, why would that kill us all?

Detonations are quite different in space. First off, all that ionizing radiation will destroy just about all of our artificial satellites, a massive Electromagnetic Pulse would occur, and with people so dependent on electric and 3DS's today, people will all keel over and die.

[Alvecia]

It worked in Armageddon.

No but seriously, why would that kill us all?

Detonations are quite different in space. First off, all that ionizing radiation will destroy just about all of our artificial satellites, a massive Electromagnetic Pulse would occur, and with people so dependent on electric and 3DS's today, people will all keel over and die.

Depending on how far away the asteroid is I can't imagine it'd be any more damaging than a solar flare.

Which are fairly damaging now that I think about it.

[Indo-Malaysia]

Detonations are quite different in space. First off, all that ionizing radiation will destroy just about all of our artificial satellites, a massive Electromagnetic Pulse would occur, and with people so dependent on electric and 3DS's today, people will all keel over and die.

Depending on how far away the asteroid is I can't imagine it'd be any more damaging than a solar flare.

Which are fairly damaging now that I think about it.

Once the power goes out, and everyone plays Monopoly instead of COD... you know what happens..

[Individual Concerns]

Just wait until we start building mile long ones, in space!
We'll never know until we try.

Mass Driver mother bleeper!

You got an entire orbital belt's worth of ammo and building material out there.

String together some electrmagnetic shunts in orbit (and they do not have to super huge) and kick up that childhood rock fight a few orders of magnitude.

Fun!

[Dooom35796821595]

Depending on how far away the asteroid is I can't imagine it'd be any more damaging than a solar flare.

Which are fairly damaging now that I think about it.

Once the power goes out, and everyone plays Monopoly instead of COD... you know what happens..

We kill ourselves off by fighting over monopoly rules?

And if the nuke detonates in deep space there would be no EMP and the radiation would be deflected or absorbed by the atmosphere. Of course, a laser ablative defence would be a better defence.