The last US-Russia nuclear pact expires, prompting fears of a new arms race

[2na fisherman]

9. Immanentize The Eschaton

I don't trust them either and my reply title is a semi-biblical way of saying they welcome doomsday as a prelude to the realization of heaven on earth. But the idea of "limiting" nukes is a red herring because it only takes a few to ruin civilization and the ecosphere. Russia once tested a 50 megaton bomb called Tzar Bomba and it was so powerful it exceeded the test zone by miles. And that test proved there is no theoretical limit to making bombs with bigger yields. So a new arms race with more and bigger bombs brings us all closer to some day of doom by design or miscalculation. The Doomsday Clock is now at 85 seconds to midnight. And this is because of religious zealots as well as mad leaders like Trump, Putin or Kim Jong Un who feel the need to prove their power by making threats with nuclear weapons.