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malaise

(296,450 posts) Sat Oct 14, 2017, 10:14 AM Oct 2017

Why is the only country to have ever nuked another country [View all]

so obsessed with anyone else having nukes?
Truth be told, rational folks everywhere have more to fear from the USA than from anyone else.

Destroy all nukes.

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Why is the only country to have ever nuked another country [View all] malaise Oct 2017 OP

No Nukes! spanone Oct 2017 #1

That's a very inconvenient question. MineralMan Oct 2017 #2

Especially since the way it works is Mutually Assured Destruction treestar Oct 2017 #3

Don the Con literally want s to be the malaise Oct 2017 #4

I think that is what he thought being POTUS would treestar Oct 2017 #6

Including the other two branches of government malaise Oct 2017 #8

Mutually Assured Destruction assumes that everyone with a nuke is a rational actor. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2017 #34

I hope Kelly gets him a game treestar Oct 2017 #36

Not sure that would be a good idea. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2017 #39

Malaise, I have been asking this question for years. Grammy23 Oct 2017 #5

Well we grew up under British colonialism/imperialism so we understand it in ways malaise Oct 2017 #7

For several years we were the ONLY country with them; yet didn't use them again. 7962 Oct 2017 #25

Context greeny2323 Oct 2017 #9

That is no excuse to use nukes Not Ruth Oct 2017 #11

US military loves to kill people of color Not Ruth Oct 2017 #10

The use of nukes on japan had nothing to do with their skin color rather it had to do with cstanleytech Oct 2017 #13

We never would have used nukes against white people Not Ruth Oct 2017 #14

Hopefully we never find out if thats true. nt cstanleytech Oct 2017 #17

According to General Groves, FDR considered the possibility being alarmed by the German... Marengo Oct 2017 #19

You conveniently forget the Cuban missile crisis & White Russians who almost fried 7962 Oct 2017 #23

BINGO! Just as we never call white terrorists. Subconscious white supremacy. brush Oct 2017 #54

No, it was all about the Russians localroger Oct 2017 #38

From what I read they were at an impasse over that because they were trying to save face cstanleytech Oct 2017 #56

The Japanese were trying to sue for peace through Russia localroger Oct 2017 #59

Once a country has nukes . . . Richard D Oct 2017 #12

Why wouldn't they be? Bradical79 Oct 2017 #15

Every country should have them, or No country should have them. IMHO nt Chalco Oct 2017 #16

Ya but the problem is a lack of trust, our government does not trust cstanleytech Oct 2017 #18

Exactly. But...one can dream. nt Chalco Oct 2017 #26

Absolutely and completely disagree ClarendonDem Oct 2017 #40

Traitorous! KPN Oct 2017 #20

ROFL malaise Oct 2017 #61

Because the more counties who have them, jmg257 Oct 2017 #21

There's no way you could reliably get rid of all nukes. 7962 Oct 2017 #22

For the same reason abusers don't want other people to build their own strength. Nay Oct 2017 #24

Exceptionalism. KY_EnviroGuy Oct 2017 #27

Because America hordes the assholes. Corvo Bianco Oct 2017 #28

Very excellent question.. mountain grammy Oct 2017 #29

### NurseJackie Oct 2017 #30

And what country that has killed millions of civilians on foreign soil Rustynaerduwell Oct 2017 #31

You agree ClarendonDem Oct 2017 #41

Not one existed until the US started the loot and plunder in the ME for oil - get real - most of malaise Oct 2017 #43

That's simply not true ClarendonDem Oct 2017 #46

Huh? Who financed the Mujahideen? malaise Oct 2017 #48

Timing is all off on your post ClarendonDem Oct 2017 #50

Whatever n/t malaise Oct 2017 #51

That's a persuasive response ClarendonDem Oct 2017 #52

Yours didn't persuade me either malaise Oct 2017 #53

Seems that we rarely persuade folks on the Internet ClarendonDem Oct 2017 #55

Same here malaise Oct 2017 #57

When Shrub described the "axis of evil" justgamma Oct 2017 #32

We never would have invaded Iraq if they had nukes, or even a creditable Army, Air Force, Navy, etc. Hoyt Oct 2017 #33

So Hoyt ClarendonDem Oct 2017 #42

Your view on nukes and killing innocent women and children is as bad as Hoyt Oct 2017 #47

Hoyt, seems you can't answer a simple question ClarendonDem Oct 2017 #49

The simple answer is, Japan was surrounded and beaten. Two nukes were not needed. Hoyt Oct 2017 #58

You are consistent with the personal attacks ClarendonDem Oct 2017 #60

Christ, you gunners are obtuse. Two was two too many. You probably support internment Hoyt Oct 2017 #62

More personal attacks by Hoyt! ClarendonDem Oct 2017 #63

Sadly that's the truth malaise Oct 2017 #44

Nukes have become the worlds Second Amendment Right bronxiteforever Oct 2017 #35

Very well said malaise Oct 2017 #45

Truth be told. denbot Oct 2017 #37