Introduction

[NuclearFred]

Hi, thank you for having me.
1) Tell your interests?
Nuclear nonproliferation, deterrence, arms control, safeguards
2) How did you find us?
Google search turned up an interesting post by one of your members
3) What interests you here?
Joining the debate on strategic (nuclear) issues and finding out how people from other parts of the world think about my topics of interest
4) What is your profession?
Ph.D. student/researcher
5) Your nationality and/or origin?
I'm from the Netherlands
6) City you are posting from?
Wassenaar, the Netherlands

 

[TruthSeeker]

Welcome!!

Nuclear weapons have prevented a third world war. While nuclear weapons are reprehensible, so is human nature's propensity to attempt to steal from and dominate other peoples. Therefore, nuclear weapons are necessary and good until human nature changes to the extent that war becomes culturally "unthinkable".

 

[Sine Nomine]

Welcome onboard,i hope you contruibute positively .

 

[Haris Ali2140]

Hi, thank you for having me.
1) Tell your interests?
Nuclear nonproliferation, deterrence, arms control, safeguards
2) How did you find us?
Google search turned up an interesting post by one of your members
3) What interests you here?
Joining the debate on strategic (nuclear) issues and finding out how people from other parts of the world think about my topics of interest
4) What is your profession?
Ph.D. student/researcher
5) Your nationality and/or origin?
I'm from the Netherlands
6) City you are posting from?
Wassenaar, the Netherlands

Welcome. Hope you will enjoy here.

 

[NuclearFred]

Welcome!!

Nuclear weapons have prevented a third world war. While nuclear weapons are reprehensible, so is human nature's propensity to attempt to steal from and dominate other peoples. Therefore, nuclear weapons are necessary and good until human nature changes to the extent that war becomes culturally "unthinkable".

I don't believe things that didn't happen can have causal value, but thank you for the welcome!

 

[TruthSeeker]

I don't believe things that didn't happen can have causal value, but thank you for the welcome!

Ahh. So you don't believe in the concept of "deterrence"? I believe that something can be reasonably viewed as having prevented something else from happening. For example, the great wall of China prevented China from being overrun by enemies during the Han, Qin, Ming and many other dynasties. By your logic you would deny this because the invasions did not happen.