I say sure, let private citizens own nuclear weapons, provided they comply with all pertinent laws, regulations, and treaty obligations, and are willing to foot

I say sure, let private citizens own nuclear weapons, provided they comply with all pertinent laws, regulations, and treaty obligations, and are willing to foot the bill for all construction, maintenance, handling, and compliance costs. In other words, all other things being equal, if wealthy private citizens want to fund the Departments of Energy and Defense over and above their tax obligations, who am I to complain? It's not like the DoE doesn't already employ private contractors in a wide variety of nuclear security roles[1]. [1] http://www.publicdomainfiles.com/show_file.php?id=13974444011931 http://www.publicdomainfiles.com/show_file.php?id=1397444401...