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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Sol System: [QB] While I'm sure many would take up your rallying cry, I don't think you've got the full picture. First of all, a test ban treaty will [i]not[/i] limit the proliferation of nuclear weapons. That's what treaties like SALT and, uh...some other funny acronyms, are for. Second, I sincerely doubt that any nation has any intention of obeying the treaty. It's simply not something governments are going to view as an option. Partisan politics does of course play a role here. But it isn't what you think. Politicians are not going to give up the ability to test nuclear weapons. But they're sure as hell going to stick it to the people who have to vote that way. For example, were there a Democratic majority in Congress, I highly suspect you would have seen exactly the same vote, only this time it would be Republicans who would be denouncing Democrats as "war-mongers" and such. It sounds unlikely, but it's true. Conservatives are only conservative in the moment, while liberals are liberal tomorrow. What I mean is, conservatives fight to maintain things that liberals created forty years ago or so. Example: Social Security. In another forty years, conservatives will be defending issues that liberals today are fighting for, while future liberals will move on to new ground. It is the way of things. As to my personal feelings on the topic... *shrug* I simply don't know enough about the U.S. nuclear arsenal to determine whether testing is necessary. I do know there are those in the academic community who want to be able to conduct such tests not to build better bombs, but to construct better spacecraft. Valid argument? I couldn't say for sure. I will say this. You seem to be shocked that a nation would take a seemingly self-destructive course. You forget that humanity does not act as most other lifeforms act. We are weeds. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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