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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
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