Re:Can we survive technology? (1955) [pdf]
by zingplex on Friday July 23, 2021 @11:22AM
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> I should also say that nuclear weapons in dictatorships (more so than oligarchies like Soviet Union) is dangerous.
I'd argue that nuclear weapons are no less safe in representative democracies. The only country to use nuclear weapons against another nation was a representative democracy. The only country to use nuclear weapons against another nation multiple times was a representative democracy. The only country to use nuclear weapons against civilian targets was a representative democracy.
I'd argue that nuclear weapons are no less safe in representative democracies. The only country to use nuclear weapons against another nation was a representative democracy. The only country to use nuclear weapons against another nation multiple times was a representative democracy. The only country to use nuclear weapons against civilian targets was a representative democracy.