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Originally Posted by Strange Famous
irate - if you have nuclear weapons, you cannot have a major war without their use... that is the whole point of a doomsday weapon
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There cannot be another major war which is won, as far as I can see, major war is now impossible, the choice is simply peace or destruction, life or death.
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I Disagree entirely. I think you've watched too much Dr. Strangelove. Nuclear weapons are not the "doomsday device" in the universal sense. The fact that many of the World's powers have nuclear weapons preculdes their use. The US is not going to launch a Nuclear Weapon at its enemy entirely out of the fear of retaliation. Just as our enemy's would not utilize them for the same reason. Thats is why the cold war ended without their use.
[EDIT] Okay, so WMD are doomsday devices based on the devestation that they cause and the "doomsday" that would ensue, but not because they are "Doomsday Devices"