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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Omega: [QB] [i]Omega, what *specific* countries do you think have legitimate uses for nuclear weapons and what would they be? Be as specific as possible.[/i] Countries whose judgement I trust, generally. That all depends on the military leadership, and who they answer to. I'd say the US, definitely, but that's just because I live here, and I know the system and the current government. Any country where the people have actual selection of the ones in charge of the military hierarchy, and where that government is actually stable, works too. Yet that country must still be willing to actually USE the weapons should it become obviously preferable, or they're worthless. I'd also say that any country with a running grudge against another, thus creating the possibility of using the nukes in an unnecessary situation, should be disqualified, i.e. India and Pakistan. You can also take the arsenal of freedom approach, where just the one country defends the rest, but you have to trust that one country, which can obviously be problematic. [i]In your words, is it preferable to use nuclear weapons as "weapons or deterrents or doorstops"?[/i] Depends on the situation. I'd prefer that they only need to be used as deterrents, but if they need to be used as weapons to, say, prevent much higher death tolls in the long run, I'm all for that. Of course, you always have the problem of predicting the future, so whether it REALLY will lead to a better future is always just a best guess. As for doorstops, well, depends on the door. [i]And, of course, you decide what's "preferable", yes?[/i] Everyone decides what they consider to be preferable. I would argue that there are futures that are absolutely better than their alternative, because otherwise anything goes. You can be Macheavellian or you can have relative morality, but both at the same time sends everything straight to hell. Either way, though, you still have the problem with precognition. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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