Comments on: Why We Still Need Nuclear Weapons http://atlanticsentinel.com/2010/02/why-we-still-need-nuclear-weapons/ Transatlantic Perspective Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:59:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Survey Magnet Carnival of Opinions 3-14-2010 | SurveyMagnet.com http://atlanticsentinel.com/2010/02/why-we-still-need-nuclear-weapons/comment-page-1/#comment-1805 Survey Magnet Carnival of Opinions 3-14-2010 | SurveyMagnet.com Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:05:48 +0000 http://atlanticsentinel.com/?p=1506#comment-1805 [...] Ottens presents Why We Still Need Nuclear Weapons posted at Atlantic Sentinel, saying, “If the United States want to deterr Iran, it [...] [...] Ottens presents Why We Still Need Nuclear Weapons posted at Atlantic Sentinel, saying, “If the United States want to deterr Iran, it [...]

]]> By: Shane McParland http://atlanticsentinel.com/2010/02/why-we-still-need-nuclear-weapons/comment-page-1/#comment-1790 Shane McParland Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:48:39 +0000 http://atlanticsentinel.com/?p=1506#comment-1790 "This would lead to escalation “at a much higher pace.” Moreover, if conventional weapons are just as powerful as nuclear weapons, other states will try to get their hands on them, which leaves us “in the same situation as today." Right, but because of the negative association with the word nuclear, it becomes an excellent rallying point for supporters. Even if it means nothing because nuclear has just been replaced by non-nuclear. “This would lead to escalation “at a much higher pace.” Moreover, if conventional weapons are just as powerful as nuclear weapons, other states will try to get their hands on them, which leaves us “in the same situation as today.”

Right, but because of the negative association with the word nuclear, it becomes an excellent rallying point for supporters. Even if it means nothing because nuclear has just been replaced by non-nuclear.

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