Here's my thinking with nuclear weapons - the Pakistanis already have the bomb. True, India somewhat keeps them in check... but really, do we think Iranians are that much different from Pakis?
The unwritten rule of nuclear weapons is that if you use them on somebody, you will be obliterated yourself. If that logic holds, and I am pretty sure the US and Isreal would ensure it does, then doesn't everybody having nukes ensure peace?
Of course, we'd have to worry about who got a hold of what... but Russia hates us, and so far nobody's gotten a "dirty bomb" into the US or Israel.
I'm kind of throwing this out there for debate, obviously, so it is marginally tongue-in-cheek, but it is also a serious idea in my mind. If we play the prisoners game over and over, don't we all win?
The unwritten rule of nuclear weapons is that if you use them on somebody, you will be obliterated yourself. If that logic holds, and I am pretty sure the US and Isreal would ensure it does, then doesn't everybody having nukes ensure peace?
Of course, we'd have to worry about who got a hold of what... but Russia hates us, and so far nobody's gotten a "dirty bomb" into the US or Israel.
I'm kind of throwing this out there for debate, obviously, so it is marginally tongue-in-cheek, but it is also a serious idea in my mind. If we play the prisoners game over and over, don't we all win?