Why? Most people, and most politicians stop science as soon as they're allowed - so don't get past a high school level. If you have no concept of the physics a

Why? Most people, and most politicians stop science as soon as they're allowed - so don't get past a high school level. If you have no concept of the physics and energy differentials between the two, it seems a reasonable question - nukes are powerful and destructive, hurricanes are powerful and destructive. Why not destroy one with the other? All that matters is any politician asking the question has an adviser or researcher able to explain why it's a poor idea...