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Conscription is not as effective as a regular volunteer force. Atomic weapons or other WMD goes against the ethos of neutral countries which traditionally are p

Conscription is not as effective as a regular volunteer force. Atomic weapons or other WMD goes against the ethos of neutral countries which traditionally are pro-Human Rights. But I understand where you are coming at, perhaps it is because major military nations poses A-Bombs. I guess, if they are democratic countries we have no choice but to hope that their citizens can prevent it from getting used; My real worry is the non-democratic/pseudo democratic countries with A-Bombs. Edit : N-Bomb->A-Bomb.

pgeorgi 7y ago
> Conscription is not as effective as a regular volunteer force. Switzerland's terrain wouldn't see regular war but guerilla warfare (including mined bridges and everything). Having trained marksmen in almost every household helps a lot in such a situation. > Atomic weapons or other WMD goes against the ethos of neutral countries which traditionally are pro-Human Rights. I think Switzerland would adopt a "whatever it takes" approach when attacked. At least that's what they credibly project, and so it's unlikely that they'll end up having to play it out.
leppr 7y ago
> I guess, if they are democratic countries we have no choice but to hope that their citizens can prevent it from getting used; There exist no country in the world where citizens have any say on nuclear weapon use. "Pseudo democracy" is the norm.
- Abishek_Muthian 7y ago
  I didn't mean, they have a say in pushing the button. But, they have a say in electing someone who maintains restraint and not a warmonger.
SiempreViernes 7y ago
The the short form of nuclear weapons is conventionally a-bomb. A n-bomb is more likely to refer to use of a slavery related term, and is very frequently used in some circles which include the current US president. So demonstrably democracy does not prevent the use of n-bombs, which happens to be true historically for a-bombs as well (which were used by a democracy essentially because the war wasn't over by the time they've built the thing).
- Abishek_Muthian 7y ago
  Thanks edited. >which were used by a democracy essentially because the war wasn't over by the time they've built the thing). But the same U.S. President Harry S. Truman relieved General of the Army Douglas MacArthur when he wanted to drop A-Bomb on China during the Korean War.
  - SiempreViernes 7y ago
    True, he did learn from that mistake, though it is still fair to criticise him for committing it in the first place and to point out that the democratic principles the USA espoused at the time did not save Nagasaki.

pgeorgi 7y ago

> Conscription is not as effective as a regular volunteer force. Switzerland's terrain wouldn't see regular war but guerilla warfare (including mined bridges and everything). Having trained marksmen in almost every household helps a lot in such a situation. > Atomic weapons or other WMD goes against the ethos of neutral countries which traditionally are pro-Human Rights. I think Switzerland would adopt a "whatever it takes" approach when attacked. At least that's what they credibly project, and so it's unlikely that they'll end up having to play it out.

leppr 7y ago

> I guess, if they are democratic countries we have no choice but to hope that their citizens can prevent it from getting used; There exist no country in the world where citizens have any say on nuclear weapon use. "Pseudo democracy" is the norm.

Abishek_Muthian 7y ago
I didn't mean, they have a say in pushing the button. But, they have a say in electing someone who maintains restraint and not a warmonger.

SiempreViernes 7y ago

The the short form of nuclear weapons is conventionally a-bomb. A n-bomb is more likely to refer to use of a slavery related term, and is very frequently used in some circles which include the current US president. So demonstrably democracy does not prevent the use of n-bombs, which happens to be true historically for a-bombs as well (which were used by a democracy essentially because the war wasn't over by the time they've built the thing).

Abishek_Muthian 7y ago
Thanks edited. >which were used by a democracy essentially because the war wasn't over by the time they've built the thing). But the same U.S. President Harry S. Truman relieved General of the Army Douglas MacArthur when he wanted to drop A-Bomb on China during the Korean War.
- SiempreViernes 7y ago
  True, he did learn from that mistake, though it is still fair to criticise him for committing it in the first place and to point out that the democratic principles the USA espoused at the time did not save Nagasaki.