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April 25, 2003

Nuclear Weapons: What you don't know, could kill you.

I just watched The Core and realized we really DO need Nuclear Weapons! I'm no scientists, but all of the recent movies where we use nuclear weapons to save the world made me realize. While they have the potential to kill millions, and probably will, what happens if we get rid of them only to find out we needed them to save the world? What would we say then? So kids, before you go off and join green-peace, trying to save the world through nonproliferation, remember isn't the death of millions a small price to pay to save the world?

Posted by wonko at April 25, 2003 09:21 AM

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The truth is having nuclear weapons of our own will not save us from a nuclear holocaust. The only way to control the threat is to eliminate it. There is no need to have one or two in reserve in case someone decides to use one against us or our allies. There is no need to cause further destruction through nuclear means. If someone was to use a nuclear weapon ageist us or our allies it would serve no purpose to have one handy to "get them back". Rather, we can maintain our current Acts of Warfare against that emery to destroy them AND their "Axis of Evil" through the new technologies we continue to employ such as our smart bombs and the creation of MOAB (Mother of All Bombs).
It is true as they say, that the best offense is a good defense and that our security lies not in our hardware but in the minds of those who are trained to seek out such weapons.
Northern Korea is a perfect example of what I am talking about. We KNOW they have these weapons, and we KNOW that they are itching to USE these weapons....Though I'll bet my bottom dollar they can't, nor won't. Just as in the case with Sadamm Hussein Back in 91 in the first gulf war. Sadamm threatened US Troops with Chemical weapons. Though guess what? He never used them...and that's because we told him we'd erase his hometown from the globe. He thoughtfully reconsidered and now more than ten years later he's no longer tick'n...though that's entirely different story.

Posted by: Obigabu at April 25, 2003 10:53 PM

But what happens when a giant meteor is headed straight for Earth? Or when the Earth's core stops its rotation? Or when a race of aliens from the red planet tries to take over? I watch TV all the time, I'm no dummy. We'd be FOOLs to destroy all of our nuclear weapons. I am quite sure when global warming catches up with us and threatons the lives of every American... I mean citizen of the world, it will be a large nuclear blast, altering the tilt of the world, that saves us.



Without countries that threaton us, like N. Korea, how would the American government properly rule its people? Its only with tales of iminent nuclear destruction that our fine president can push forward his agenda without 'we the people' fighting him. We do not know everything he knows. To disagree with our fearless leader, especially in times of crisis like this, would be un-patriotic. We need to trust those who we voted to rule us. At least the last time I checked, the people vote, and whomever a majority voted for, is elected to rule us. Right?



Now honestly, has there been anything I've said about which you can disagree with?

Without looking un-patriotic?

Posted by: Wonko at April 26, 2003 09:31 AM

Okay let's use this analogy to further the most important point yet.

Lets just say, a man was working at the dart throwing booth at the county fair. You young girl, wearing pigtails and caring an overstuffed panda bear steps up and hands the dart coordinator a twenty dollar bill. The Dart Choreographer then hands the young girl 3 darts. As the father stands smiling behind the young girl his arms are crossed and he leans against a telephone pole. He watches in amazement as the young girls lack of coordination causes her to not only miss the dart board but rather to stick the darts in the ground in front of her.
As the girl turns around to her father he hands her another Twenty dollar bill which she uses to purchase 3 more darts when unmistakably land in the exact same place. The dad cheers his young daughter as the Dart Conspirator reaches out to give a high five and says "Better luck next time". The girl smiles as the dad waves to the Dart Communist and puts his hand around her as they walk away.

This story perfectly illustrates exactly what I am trying to say. So often young countries try to through big darts in the direction of a target while the person supplying the darts continues to support and praise the individual throwing said dart. There also stands a financier who quickly and willingly shells out the money necessary to just try one more time. The biggest problem is that these people expect to fail. They try while knowing the odds are in favor of the supplier. And the community (THE FATHER) stands full heartedly behind supporting both financially and emotionally as the darts land where they may.

Posted by: obigabu at April 26, 2003 11:40 AM

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