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Deterrant , MAD, the NATO alliance ,, and why would you only have the USA with them
Exactly What and who do they deter?
Mutally assured destruction is not a benefit. NATO can continue without Europes nukes.
The reason I say America should keep them (apart from the fact everyone wants to blow america up) is that You cannot rid the world nukes, they cannot be uninvented. So the best situation we can have is a world with as few nukes as possible - In order to do that, most countries have to give them up. I think Europe is in a good position to do that.
As long as America has nukes, why do we need them?
It would make us at least look a little more credible when talking about proliferation to Iran and others.
If Japan and Germany don't need them why does Britian and France?
Deterrant , MAD, the NATO alliance ,, and why would you only have the USA with them
Exactly What and who do they deter?
Mutally assured destruction is not a benefit.
It worked for JFK and still does
NATO can continue without Europes nukes.
No
The reason I say America should keep them (apart from the fact everyone wants to blow america up) is that You cannot rid the world nukes, they cannot be uninvented. So the best situation we can have is a world with as few nukes as possible - In order to do that, most countries have to give them up. I think Europe is in a good position to do that.
UK and Russia already have as has USA
As long as America has nukes, why do we need them?
USA cannot police the world .
It would make us at least look a little more credible when talking about proliferation to Iran and others.
If Japan and Germany don't need them why does Britian and France?
They (germany ) are part of NATO
As are these , not all with nuclear capability but within the umbrella of NATO ;)
* NATO Organization and structure
Albania
Belgium
Bulgaria
Canada
Croatia
Czech Rep
Denmark
Estonia
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States
I do understand your quest for a nuke free world zara , but it aint happening ;)
Tell me this, what would change if Britain and France scrapped their nukes?
Very little I would say. Perhaps we could spend those billions of euro on something other than bombs that never get used and make us look like hypocrites. How about some proper body armour for soldiers in afghanistan? or get them those helicopters they've been asking for?
tell me this, what would change if britain and france scrapped their nukes?
More dependance on the good ol US of A , no thanks .
how about some proper body armour for soldiers in afghanistan? Or get them those helicopters they've been asking for?
totally agree on your last point ;)
Zara there is a very long debated thread about exactly the points you make ref nukes , use the search button and read up on it , some people agree with you , but others do not ,, its called , should the uk scrap its nukes , have fun reading ;)
Zara there is a very long debated thread about exactly the points you make ref nukes , use the search button and read up on it , some people agree with you , but others do not ,, its called , should the uk scrap its nukes , have fun reading ;)
*Should Britain give up its nukes? Hell no, If they do we are giving up Britain.:P
Fortitude.....The strength to persist...The courage to endure.
Rogue states like Iran will just pan them out to Hezbollah and other groups, so no detterence there either.
A Hezbollah deployment of an Iranian nuke would still invite nuclear retalliation on Iran. We don't buy any arguement that Iran lost a nuke or got one stolen. The deployment of an Iranian nuke by whatever party would have been only possible if Tehran gave the order.
Tell me why not , why wouldnt it stop , whoever .??
because they know we wouldn't use them!
Even if they had a huge army posted on the other side of the channel and Britain was completely defenseless we still wouldn't launch the nukes, they know its a hallow threat.
Even if they'd overrun Scotland, Ireland and Wales we still wouldn't launch.
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