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Isn't everyone? Why haven't we abolished nuclear weapons like we have with Biological and Chemical? We were teetering right on the edge for years in the middle

Isn't everyone? Why haven't we abolished nuclear weapons like we have with Biological and Chemical? We were teetering right on the edge for years in the middle 20th century, and the new China/US cold war will put us right there again.

Dah00n 5y ago
>Why haven't we abolished nuclear weapons like we have with Biological and Chemical If you believe that the US does not develop, test and have ready bio and chemical weapons then I got a bridge to sell you.
RobRivera 5y ago
there is a political theory called Mutually Assured Destruction that has been the bread and butter of nuclear arms diplomacy since the 50s.
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Nbox9 5y ago
We abolished biological and chemical weapons because they are considered obsolete tools of war after nuclear was invented. Who enforces the abolishment of bio/chem? States with nuclear arsenals. There’s little appetite in nuclear powered nations for nuclear disarmament. There is appetite for nuclear nonproliferation among nuclear powers, in large part because it maintains the power imbalance. If you want to push for nuclear disarmament you’ll have to find a different model than bio/chem disarmament.
- Symmetry 5y ago
  It's worth noting that the USSR actually kept a lot of anthrax warheads on ICBMs in a counter-value (i.e. against cities) role. But yeah, they're basically only useful for threatening revenge and aren't for actually fighting for the same reason that chemical weapons aren't. https://acoup.blog/2020/03/20/collections-why-dont-we-use-chemical-weapons-anymore/ https://acoup.blog/2020/03/20/collections-why-dont-we-use-ch...
PKop 5y ago
Because it's unenforceable, and nuclear weapons are the only deterrent against foreign invasion, which is a why many nations have desired to acquire them.

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Isn't everyone? Why haven't we abolished nuclear weapons like we have with Biological and Chemical? We were teetering right on the edge for years in the middle

by beebmam 5y ago

Dah00n 5y ago
>Why haven't we abolished nuclear weapons like we have with Biological and Chemical If you believe that the US does not develop, test and have ready bio and chemical weapons then I got a bridge to sell you.
RobRivera 5y ago
there is a political theory called Mutually Assured Destruction that has been the bread and butter of nuclear arms diplomacy since the 50s.
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Nbox9 5y ago
We abolished biological and chemical weapons because they are considered obsolete tools of war after nuclear was invented. Who enforces the abolishment of bio/chem? States with nuclear arsenals. There’s little appetite in nuclear powered nations for nuclear disarmament. There is appetite for nuclear nonproliferation among nuclear powers, in large part because it maintains the power imbalance. If you want to push for nuclear disarmament you’ll have to find a different model than bio/chem disarmament.
- Symmetry 5y ago
  It's worth noting that the USSR actually kept a lot of anthrax warheads on ICBMs in a counter-value (i.e. against cities) role. But yeah, they're basically only useful for threatening revenge and aren't for actually fighting for the same reason that chemical weapons aren't. https://acoup.blog/2020/03/20/collections-why-dont-we-use-chemical-weapons-anymore/ https://acoup.blog/2020/03/20/collections-why-dont-we-use-ch...
PKop 5y ago
Because it's unenforceable, and nuclear weapons are the only deterrent against foreign invasion, which is a why many nations have desired to acquire them.