Comments on: Why Nuclear Weapons Abolition Will Kill Millions (Again)

By: Herschel Campbell

Herschel Campbell — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 18:24:07 +0000

From what I gather here and in the comments as well as years of research and military experience myself. The argument is that the threat of nuclear war saves lives, but it is also just as obvious that it has not and will not prevent continued buildup or war. Therefore, the takeaway I am left with is that it is not a matter of if but when they will be used and while you argue they save lives today, the moment they are used, the threat will unravel and a full blown nuclear war will undoubtedly kill more people than any previous wars combined. I think Musk has it right, we need to invest in becoming a multi-planet species before this can happen.

By: John Leahy (LTC Retired USA)

John Leahy (LTC Retired USA) — Sat, 30 Mar 2024 19:36:46 +0000

Your 31,000 Ukrainians dead is way low by about a factor of 10 (One Source: COL Retired Douglas Macgregor) . The number of Ukrainian dead is closer to 310,000+. The massive killing needs to end.

By: Joseph Buff

Joseph Buff — Fri, 29 Mar 2024 14:30:12 +0000

An excellent piece, driven by data and logical rigor. The fact is, if “a coalition of the willing” somehow ever really existed and did get rid of most of the world’s nukes, cheaters and rogue states would still have some and would face NO constraints on aggressive first use. Worse, in a world where any “deterrence” is merely conventional, hard and tragic experience shows that such deterrence often fails. Witness World War I and World War II. Also, those who oppose America’s nuclear deterrent modernization and rightsizing seem to forget that, despite our great country’s flaws, we are generally NOT an expansionist militaristic nationalist dictatorship. It is freedom’s adversaries in Russia, China, DPRK, and Iran who are the bad guys in their use of offensive nukes for coercion and to shield (even foment) their aggression! Finally, nuclear weapons do exist; the tech and engineering are out there permanently on the Internet and in libraries globally. if Earth ever did denuclearize, that inevitable next big World War would surely lead to many neo-Manhattan Projects to recreate H-bombs which would be used galore — bringing on exactly the nuclear holocaust that the anti-nuclear advocates claim their way will prevent forever. AND, need it be pointed out that much more weakening of America’s nuclear deterrent, and of our will to use it, will wreck our extended deterrence Nuclear Umbrella, triggering a nasty wave of worldwide proliferation — again, the exact opposite of what the anti-nuke folks are trying to achieve.