To All:
Seeing how my first article was well responded to, I thought I might write another that wasn't so politically motivated, rather historically motivated.
The statement here is that not only are Nuclear Weapons not bad, they are in fact beneficial to world peace.
There is a saying attributed to the late Albert Einstein that goes something like this, "I do not know what the weapons of World War III will be fought with, but I do know that World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones." Now I am not saying there will not be fights and wars among nuclear power nations, that is just way to optimistic, but it will never escalate to the level of a world war.
It is my assertion that as long as we have nuclear weapons, there will not be another World War. It all comes down to one nice acronym, and three little words.
M.A.D.
(Mutually Assured Destruction)
The theory is relatively easy to understand. Nation A has nuclear weapons that can reach the major cities of Nation B. Nation B has nuclear weapons that can reach the major cities of Nation A. Tension increases over the two nations over any topic you may choose, the outcome will be the same. Fighting may break out, but nothing serious. Each nation knows the other could destroy it's capital with the push of the button, so it holds back. Nation B also chooses to hold back because it knows Nation A could destroy it's capital. Both realize an all out war is impossible to win, so both choose not to fight it. They sit back down at the table of diplomacy.
No country will seriously go to war with another nuclear armed nation because they know they can be destroyed in minutes, and no nation will launch their missles against another nuclear armed nation because they know they other nation will respond in kind. This is a no win situation for either nation, so both innevitably avoid it.
Now I am not saying we start passing out nuclear weapons to every third world nation and dictator, from from it. But I am saying it is not harmful for the major world powers to own them.
Need proof?
The Cold War lasted for some forty odd years right? It never became hot because both sides knew it couldn't win.
Pakistan and India are the two most likely to go at it. But both have begun to talk again as they slowly realize the danger of their situation.
Before the invention and spread of nuclear weapons we had hundreds of years of deadly wars (including but not limited to the two world wars). Ever since? Nothing comparable.
Lets hope to God I'm correct, because if I'm not, then Lord have mercy.
Yours Truly,
Mr. Right