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I have this naive fantasy where every country that has nuclear weapons independently and secretly came to the conclusion that keeping them operational is ultima
by svara 7y ago
I have this naive fantasy where every country that has nuclear weapons independently and secretly came to the conclusion that keeping them operational is ultimately more dangerous than not (due to accidents, human error, clinically insane leadership, ...), and just removed the detonators and unplugged the big red buttons. The nuclear deterrent remains, but is now actually based on a collective fiction. We've discovered the ultimate defensive weapon, one that only needs to exist in our imaginations ;)
- streb-lo 7y agoThe major problem with 'global zero' initiatives is that if one nation can achieve nuclear primacy they become the de-facto owners of the world. No one wants to risk that. Alternatively, the problem with not pursuing global zero is that the probability that someone will eventually use them approaches 100% in long enough timescales.