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Originally Posted by irateplatypus
a porcupine will always benefit from having more quills... but it's erroneous to say that the US opposes proliferation on the grounds that it'll be less likely to use military force. diplomatic solutions are always preferable... this is true for all sides of the political debate.
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Yes, diplomatic solutions are always preferable - but that doesn't mean diplomatic solutions where one side is far weaker is not preferable to diplomatic solutions where both sides have nukes.
I'm quite certain the U.S. opposes proliferation for many reasons - one of them being the reality that any diplomatic negotiations with a state controlling nuclear weapons is not going to be as easy or effective for the purposes of the U.S. To state this is erroneous is simply false.