Abaddon
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If terrorists actually got hold of a NUKE.. would they use it?
Do you actually think Nukes will get used?
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Abaddon
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sysyphus said:
Easy cowpoke! You've beaten me to it!
Bozo Erectus
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"Use it or lose it."
warpus
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Why wouldn't they?
Dreadnought
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I mean, if people kill themselves in planes trying to kill others, why wouldn't they use a nuke?
cairo140
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Hiroshima (and Nagasaki) was the first and only use of the nuke, because it was the only time in world history when only one nation had access to the nuclear bomb.
During the Cold War, the nuke's true power was realized - as a defensive weapon. Case in point, Israel. The join invasion by Egypt and some other countries around there stopped right before Jerusalem, because the attackers feared the nuke (most historians doubt Israel had enough nukes to use MAD). That's the only reason Israel still exists today.
Due to MAD, the nuke cannot be used by a nation. It can be used by fanatical individuals, but nuclear technology is not feasible enough to be used by individuals. No nation in their right mind would nuke another. The best defence against Iran is MAD.
During the Cold War, the nuke's true power was realized - as a defensive weapon. Case in point, Israel. The join invasion by Egypt and some other countries around there stopped right before Jerusalem, because the attackers feared the nuke (most historians doubt Israel had enough nukes to use MAD). That's the only reason Israel still exists today.
Due to MAD, the nuke cannot be used by a nation. It can be used by fanatical individuals, but nuclear technology is not feasible enough to be used by individuals. No nation in their right mind would nuke another. The best defence against Iran is MAD.
Abaddon
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MAD? what does that stand for.
The question of why wouldn't they - perhaps a nuke is too extreme even for them?
The question of why wouldn't they - perhaps a nuke is too extreme even for them?
Dreadnought
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Abaddon said:
If someone is convinced that if they do it they'll please Allah (like the terrorists) then they would do it!
Abaddon said:
Mutually Assured Destruction - the theory that nukes won't be used if everybody has them because anyone who fires will surely be fired on.
Nice theory, but the law of averages will break it down eventually.
Bluemofia
F=ma
They would bargin for a while, then get bored and use it.
SeleucusNicator
Diadoch
I don't see what would prevent terrorists from using a nuclear weapon. Certainly not MAD -- terrorists are not a country and do not have territory that could be nuked in retaliation.
I picked the radioactive monkey selection because they may or may not. If they got one then they would need to think about the MAD- will their bretherin die because of them? I'm sure that they'd contemplate it, but I'm unsure about what they would do.
SeleucusNicator
Diadoch
Tycoon101 said:
Because it's not as if non-nuclear terrorist activites have resulted in other terrorists being killed, right?
The thing that prevents the use of strategic nuclear weapons is that if I nuke your city, you will nuke my city, and I don't want to lose my city.
Terrorists don't have cities. Terrorists do not have a homeland that we can turn into a radioactive wasteland. MAD does not apply.
warpus
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^^ Terrorists will also look at history.
After 9/11, the U.S. did not retaliate against the country that the terrorists came from - Saudi Arabia.
So judging by history, a terrorist would not worry about his/her homeland being invaded/bombed.
After 9/11, the U.S. did not retaliate against the country that the terrorists came from - Saudi Arabia.
So judging by history, a terrorist would not worry about his/her homeland being invaded/bombed.
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Why wouldn't they use it? If they have the weapons to kill all Americans, they wouldn't hesitate to use it. The terrorists would love to see all Americans wiped off the face of the earth. Their hatred for America is uncanny, and they would love to see their genocide succeed.
Abaddon
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theres no genocide. Terrorists dont need/want to kill everybody. They are just maknig their political statement the only way they can.
I'm sure that the terrorists would rather that those who hold the same faith, but aren't terrorists, didn't die. They have intelligence too. Also, if their leaders are in a nuclear hotspot... They would have a hard time figuring out how to handle this situation.
Coca_carola
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I think the big question is Why USA can have Nukes but not Iran. I mean, USA is probably the most military aggressive country of modern time.
Many probably would say "'cause Iran is a threat to the world" or something like that but Who is really the biggest threat? A Muslim country who maybe tries to get nukes, or The most powerful country in the world with the biggest arsenal of mass destruction in the world. sorry mabye it is little off topic?
Many probably would say "'cause Iran is a threat to the world" or something like that but Who is really the biggest threat? A Muslim country who maybe tries to get nukes, or The most powerful country in the world with the biggest arsenal of mass destruction in the world. sorry mabye it is little off topic?
Abaddon
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Nah, its my topic, i would like it to go the arguement of
"Why did the US and others (with bombs) force the rest of the world to sign a treaty saying no new ones could be built?"
"Why did the US and others (with bombs) force the rest of the world to sign a treaty saying no new ones could be built?"
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