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With all respect, it's actually just your opinion then. Because the same reasons can be given for any nuclear nation, even more so about US. Just as I feel the

• leetcrew 7y ago
  I'm not arguing whether pakistan or the US are "rogue nations". as I said, it's a political term. all countries do dirty things to advance their interests. I certainly wouldn't want to live in a small country caught between US and russian interests (eg, syria). that said, there are some legitimate concerns about the pakistani nuclear arsenal. the pakistani government has been either unable or unwilling to suppress the extremist militias inside its borders. it's not unreasonable to fear that these people might be able to steal a nuke. if an american or french nuke is used, it is almost certainly by the order of a democratically elected president. doesn't make much difference to the people who would die, but it's a much less destabilizing situation.
• mirimir 7y ago
  Back in the 80s, I had no particular dog in the Cold War. But it did terrify me that the US and the USSR were both effectively threatening to destroy human civilization, if one of them attacked the other. It still terrifies me, when I think of it. But far less so, for good reason or not.
  • trixie_ 7y ago
    Between silos and submarines, thousands of nuclear warheads out there ready to go right now at a moments notice. The entire complex system antiquated and built/maintained by the lowest bidder to boot. So far we are very very lucky.