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6/20/2014 5:12:33 PM
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Why is there such a stigma around nuclear weapons?
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8 RepliesEdited by Recon Number 54: 6/22/2014 5:48:58 PMThey are amazing things. They are all of the horror of war, all of the death, destruction and carnage of human conflict, all contained in a metal casing, where a single press of a button can do what used to take months of effort, thousands of tons of resources, manpower, planning, sweat and carnage. Something we've cleverly reduced to the size of a suitcase, that in a single horrible flash, can simply erase the lives of tens to hundreds of thousands of fellow people. Incredibly destructive, so destructive that they almost "clean away" their own destructiveness. They are simultaneously awe inspiring, terrifying, beautiful and horrifically ugly. The ultimate (so far) example of how humanity is driven to harnessing the inherent powers of nature and adapting the world around us into thing, an amazingly small and not that scary looking thing, that demonstrates our desire, ease and comfort with the concept of "destroying the other". Destruction that is so incredible in scale, that it dramatically and elegantly shows both how clever and ingenious we are as a species, and just how short sighted and dangerous we are as well.
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4 RepliesMost of the tension is left over from the Cold War, when US and Russia was trying to out produce and out demonstrate. Pretty much the equivalent of you and your neighbor throwing sticks of dynamite in your back yards, demonstrating to the other that you're more than able to blow up each others' houses. Second, it's a huge amount of destructive power able to be deployed virtually immediately, with no proven countermeasures. Third, they are weapons that largely do not target military installations exclusively. There's really no avoiding hitting civilians. Nukes can never win wars. At best, they are a reason not to fight, but that doesn't really seem to be the case.
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2 RepliesY u bump dis?
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Edited by The Cellar Door: 11/28/2014 7:44:10 AMHonestly I don't know, Hiroshima and Nagasaki were like so world war 2. People are to busy living in the past, or not living for that matter
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2 RepliesIkr? They'd be so effective against Ebola. [spoiler]hue[/spoiler]
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Did you know that nuclear weapons are actually stabilising factors in international relations? If your country has nuclear weapons it discourages invasion from other countries.
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2 RepliesAyeeeee [spoiler]( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)[/spoiler]
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1 ReplyThe only other viable energy source? Ha! Please, your ignorance is not bliss in this case. Thanks for the hilarity though.
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Edited by Master Chief: 10/12/2014 3:48:10 PMI always thought they were awesome. They can end wars and keep them from happening. Nuclear technology is really the only other viable energy source other than Natural gas, Coal, and Oil
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4 RepliesGee, I dunno, maybe because they allow someone to obliterate an entire city with the press of a button?
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*Accidentlys OPs house* I dunno
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Reposting what I said earlier in this thread [quote]Because they're virtually useless beyond the deterrence threat, and that threat only works with state actors (and to an extent even there). At the same time, they choke up military spending that could otherwise go into useful programs.[/quote]
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I think they are an amazing invention.
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Because [i]Metal Gear! [/i]
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2 RepliesThere is a stigma?
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4 RepliesBecause war never changes
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1: the massive and Absolute destruction they cause to large areas with just one weapon being used 2:the effects of radiation on human bodies
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2 RepliesLong-term fallout combined with enormous destructive power.
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1 ReplyI'm going at on a limb here... But I think its the ability to kill millions instantly, poison land and bring about the fall of human civilisation that makes people a bit uneasy about them.
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Because I can't wait to grow another arm.
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People dont like [i]bright[/i] futures.
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2 RepliesBecause... Wait for it.... Wait for it..... [spoiler]BOOM!!!!!![/spoiler]
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But their beautiful
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2 RepliesIs it bad I kinda want to see a mushroom cloud.... Like a big ass one
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2 RepliesBecause nobody wants Ghouls, of course.
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Because hippies.
