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How do we take them away from a country that has them already? How do you establish this level of power over all countries without establishing a de facto globa
by yetanotherloser 5y ago
How do we take them away from a country that has them already? How do you establish this level of power over all countries without establishing a de facto global tyranny? How do you back up that tyranny with adequate force when states that surely will not accept it already have so much force themselves?
I'm inclined to put this one on the "shrug and accept it" pile and focus on other things. It's not like we have a shortage of other problems to contend with.
- dv_dt 5y agoYou write and enter treaties to gradually dismantle nuclear weapons, and you impose sanctions on nations the refuse to do so. This would be a huge undertaking, but I think we live in an era that is basically the pile up of huge undertakings systematically put off.
- yetanotherloser 5y agoI agree that we live in an era with a pileup of huge undertakings put off too long, but disagree that this is really a new thing. Meanwhile, treaties to dismantle nuclear weapons have been around for decades and have reduced arsenals and proliferation a bit, but not as much as anyone might hope. Sanctions don't appear to be stopping people killing their neighbours right now, so I must admit I am doubtful that they can stop people preparing to potentially kill in future.