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First we feared the godless communists having the bomb because they were not held to a higher moral authority. Now we fear the theocratic muslims because their
by wefarrell 5y ago
First we feared the godless communists having the bomb because they were not held to a higher moral authority.
Now we fear the theocratic muslims because their fanaticism is stronger than their sense of self preservation.
It turns out this is all propaganda, no state is keen on destroying the world, and it's entirely rational for a country under constant threat like Iran (or Israel) to want nuclear weapons.
- CivBase 5y ago> it's entirely rational for a country under constant threat like Iran (or Israel) to want nuclear weapons. No, it's really not. It's akin to citizens wanting to walk around with ARs in case they need to defend themselves. No, worse, because at least an AR wont annihilate everyone around you after you're already dead. The value in having nuclear weapons is the threat that you could spitefully take your opponents out with you. The danger in having nuclear weapons is that some day it could actually happen. Mutually assured destruction is not a deterrent. It's an eventuality - one which we should be vigilantly protecting against.
- mijamo 5y agoLibya wanted nukes. They were convinced not to. Now see where they are and compare with North Korea. This is why Iran wants nukes and it is very logical.
- CivBase 5y agoI'm not convinced every country without nukes is destined to end up like Libya. World politics are a bit more complicated than that.