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I've never been bitten by a rattle snake. Does that mean me wearing boots and stepping carefully on hikes has been pointless? How do you know that the fear ser

I've never been bitten by a rattle snake. Does that mean me wearing boots and stepping carefully on hikes has been pointless? How do you know that the fear served no one? Is it possible the anti-nuke movement changed the way we consider the risks and rationale of nuclear deterrence? How come we never hear about acid rain or the ozone layer anymore. Are the movements examples of mass hysterics or of people pushing progress? Did you know that world nuclear stockpiles have shrunk dramatically in recent decades from ~70,000 warheads in 1986 to ~12,000 today? Would it affect your risk calculation if stockpiles had grown or spread? If they are as safe as you claim, should numbers, actors, and locations even matter? Have you considered the effects of a loss of vigilance might have?

carlosjobim 3y ago
I have no idea why your blood seams to be boiling from my comment. > Did you know that world nuclear stockpiles have shrunk dramatically in recent decades from ~70,000 warheads in 1986 to ~12,000 today? No, and neither do you. The quality and quantity of nuclear arms is something that only people involved in military intelligence knows. I expect that arms continually become more and more lethal, whether the military communicates that or not. > Would it affect your risk calculation if stockpiles had grown or spread? What risk calculation? There's nothing I can do about the threat level of nuclear arms. > If they are as safe as you claim, should numbers, actors, and locations even matter? What is as safe as I claim? Nuclear arms?