> The people of the US simply aren’t the kind of people to do what the OP suggests. While "nuke half the world" is a bit of obvious hyperbole, I think it is a

> The people of the US simply aren’t the kind of people to do what the OP suggests. While "nuke half the world" is a bit of obvious hyperbole, I think it is a mistake to write off the risks of the US as the sole nuclear power. It's not that Americans are particularly evil or good, but that unrestricted power is dangerous. There is a reason our constitution is designed to avoid placing too much power in anyone's hands. Unmitigated power is a risk and un-mitigated American nuclear power definitely increases the risk that it will used. The more interesting topic is if it was globally worth trading that risk for the risk of global annihilation.