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Steve L's avatar

You've lost your fucking mind. Unsubbed.

Peter Pablo's avatar

If you read the story carefully and weren’t a retarded snowflake you would realize his argument is persuasive. I’m sure he’s very upset about you unsubbing but I’m sure he’ll find a way to get over it

Dragan Veselinovic's avatar

Perfect. That would allow Russia to attack Europe with nuclear weapons.

Ted's avatar

"He should consider it seriously."

And regretfully decline to carry out such an action.

Your essay is informative and you have compelling arguments, but the next country to deploy nuclear weapons, must necessarily become a radioactive wasteland in perpetuity, at the combined agency of all nuclear powers in coordination.

The temptation toward a radioactive efficiency in ending the war started by the Iranian theocratic monsters all those decades ago, is understandable but unconscionable. There has never been any moderation of industrial warfare, once the Rubicon of initial deployment has been crossed, with one exception; nuclear bombs.

There is a reason for that, and a very good reason indeed; it is a question of "opening Pandora's box" once again, and this time would be the last one in human history.

I remember the kitchen table conversations during the Iran hostage situation, all those years ago. Plenty of "turn that desert into glass" sentiment, always followed by a wistful "too bad we can't."

Best to resign oneself to being wistful. If the "madcap mullahs" start it with dirty-bomb suitcase nukes, we will be more than wistful, we'll be enraged and in mourning, and return fire in kind, but we cannot be the ones to open Pandora's box. That last peek inside, was enough to understand what was (and is) at stake.

Dianne Raimondi's avatar

I dont think solving a political problem calls for a crime against humanity. Nuking a country involves millions of innocent civilians.

gatochapinmuertodehambre's avatar

A lovely thought experiment, but perhaps we should pass on this opportunity to live in perpetual infamy. We live in a discerning and intellectual world (not), but the nuance of prudent tactical nuke utilization might, just might, get buried under a thin layer of global panic, a successful coup to remove Trump, and massive covid-on-steroids-style upheaval. In other words, a reasonable chance it could backfire. So no.