Re:New WikiLeaks Documents Reveal NSA Spied on French Companies
by Balgair on Monday June 29, 2015 @05:57PM
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This is a suuuuuuuuuper complicated issue, keep in mind. There are a lot of things that go into the current geo-political situation and though nukes are one major card in the deck, there are many many others.
That we have not gone to war with other major powers is a debatable point as well. Though not as apparent as WW2, the proxy wars have been draining on our nations and peoples.
One thing to remember about nukes is not that they are so damaging, but that the damage is so fast and long lasting. The old maxim of 'war is good for business' is not true with a-bombs. Not due to the blast and damage, but due to the radiation. We still have no idea what it does and how to contain it and make a profit, it's just too toxic (like gasses)
Re:New WikiLeaks Documents Reveal NSA Spied on French Companies
by rjaco31 on Tuesday June 30, 2015 @04:18AM
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I'd say we have a pretty good idea about what nukes do, since we already detonated more than 2.000 of them.
Re:New WikiLeaks Documents Reveal NSA Spied on French Companies
by tedsanders on Monday June 29, 2015 @05:51PM
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Nuclear deterrence is no doubt part of the reason why major wars have ended, but another reason is greatly expanded international trade. The cost of invading a nation you trade with is much higher than the cost of invading a nation you don't trade with.
No. It's a result of nuclear deterrance (ie. doctrine of M.A.D.)
> The job of the NSA is to keep the USA in a position of power economically and politically to help stabilize the world.
I think you mean just to keep the US in power. The US destabilizes most countries in which it 'intervenes'. That's the point though, the more countries are broken up, the less likely anyone will challenge the US.