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In reply to the discussion: Why is the only country to have ever nuked another country [View all]mountain grammy
(26,632 posts)29. Very excellent question..
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Mutually Assured Destruction assumes that everyone with a nuke is a rational actor.
PoindexterOglethorpe
Oct 2017
#34
Well we grew up under British colonialism/imperialism so we understand it in ways
malaise
Oct 2017
#7
The use of nukes on japan had nothing to do with their skin color rather it had to do with
cstanleytech
Oct 2017
#13
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
From what I read they were at an impasse over that because they were trying to save face
cstanleytech
Oct 2017
#56
Not one existed until the US started the loot and plunder in the ME for oil - get real - most of
malaise
Oct 2017
#43
We never would have invaded Iraq if they had nukes, or even a creditable Army, Air Force, Navy, etc.
Hoyt
Oct 2017
#33