But do you think the tools of destruction are progressing at the same rate as the population? In the 19th Century the security of the species as a whole was note threatened by the weapons of a few powers. Today it most certainly is.
You see, I don't think there's a correlation between population and how much damage we can do before it's considered worse or less worse than any other era. We have the means to destroy the planet right now, and with the development of those means came the mentality to somehow justify it.
As we speak, initial development is underway on tactical nukes. This flies right in the face of the treaties signed banning such practices. Russia, in predictable response, has become nervous and is now questioning whether they should be conducting similar research. Is this the path we want to head down?
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