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Why would collapse of democracy in the US lead to nuclear war?
by FpUser 5y ago
Why would collapse of democracy in the US lead to nuclear war?
- tehjoker 5y agothey'll fight other countries to deflect from internal problems
- nine_k 5y agoDid the collapse of democracy in Russia lead to nuclear war?
- tehjoker 5y agoIt didn't which is great news, but tbh I regard the Russians as more rational than us.
- FpUser 5y agoNothing new. They were fighting other countries all along. Still not suicidal.
- lisper 5y agoNot quite sure how to answer that if it's not already obvious to you. If democracy collapses, the result will almost certainly be Donald Trump being effectively a dictator. He very nearly started a nuclear war on more than one occasion during his first administration when some checks and balances were still in place [1] [2]. Nothing could stop him if he decided to do it again during his second. [1] https://gizmodo.com/the-pentagon-worried-trump-was-about-to-start-a-nuclear-1797291605 https://gizmodo.com/the-pentagon-worried-trump-was-about-to-... [2] https://www.nbcnews.com/news/military/milley-acted-prevent-trump-misusing-nuclear-weapons-war-china-book-n1279187 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/military/milley-acted-prevent-t...
- FpUser 5y ago>"He very nearly started a nuclear war on more than one occasion during his first administration The info in the links you've mentioned does not inspire much confidence.
- imoverclocked 5y agoThe US is a major nuclear power and is one body that actively works to counter-balance nuclear proliferation in the world.
- FpUser 5y ago>"is one body that actively works" Not true. Unless you count invading other countries under false pretenses as one. If you think Russia is interested in proliferated I have a nice bridge.
- imoverclocked 5y ago[1] "Preventing the spread of weapons of mass destruction is traditionally a top priority of U.S. foreign policy." I didn't say anything about Russia. [1] https://www.nti.org/countries/united-states/ https://www.nti.org/countries/united-states/
- FpUser 5y agoYour post reads as the US is the only one working on NPT. It is not. As for your reference - US based and owned org is of course totally unbiased. Color me surprised.
- imoverclocked 5y agoI would differentiate "one body" from "the one body" or "the only body." While I didn't explicitly state, "one of many," that was the implied intent. Another example of similar usage is, "I am one person." This statement does not imply I am the only person. Rather, it eludes to the fact that there are others. This is just a guess but, while looking through my post and these responses, it appears to me that you are politically charged and might be reading with a heavy confirmation bias. I welcome evidence to the contrary of any of my points. So far, I've only seen conjecture.
- FpUser 5y ago
- pohl 5y agoIf democratically-elected government disappears, something will fill that power void, and they will control that arsenal. Who knows what could happen with them.
- FpUser 5y ago>"Who knows what could happen with them." Same as with the democratic government. Dictators are not suicidal. They prefer to be left alone.
- pohl 5y agoTell the people of Ukraine right now how much Putin wants to be left alone.
- FpUser 5y agoI do appreciate your concern about Ukraine but this has nothing to do with Russia being against nuclear proliferation. If it wanted to it would have zero problems seeding those all over the places.
- pohl 5y agoI do appreciate your condescension, but no one said it had to do with something about Russia being for or against proliferation.