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Originally posted by SquarePants
That is some scary stuff to think our own goverment is this stupid to think using nukes will do anything but start WWIII
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How? I keep hearing people say we're not going into North Korea for this very reason. What bullshit.
A full-on nuclear war between the USA and any other major nucler power (read: China) would mean the virtual annhilation of human life on this planet. There would be no winner.
Who is going to initiate a planet-destorying war to help Iraq? Iraq might, but they don't have the capability. As for Korea, do you really think China is going to guarantee its own destruction to fulfill an obligation to another country? Please. They may posture and spit, but when it comes down to it, they are not going to eliminiate their own existence for someone else'e benfit. In the case of Iraq, who are we worried about? The other Arab nations? What will they attack with? So-called "suitcase nukes"? If anything, a nuclear weapon detonating in their vicinity would probably help convince them that nuclear aggression against the United States is not in their best interest.
I am _not_ for the use of nuclear weapons in Iraq (or anywhere, for that matter), but I don't think the "World War III" argument holds much water.
SpaceAce