I believe the question was rhetorical, but for those of you who wonder how nukes might be removed from the world... there are people who are trying to think about this. I have downloaded the book, but haven't yet been in the right frame of mind to attempt to read it. Thus this is neither an endorsement of nor an attack on their thoughts.
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David Ritchie
Portland, Oregon
On Feb 27, 2006, at 6:56 AM, Lawrence Helm wrote:
<x-tad-bigger>Omar: </x-tad-bigger><x-tad-bigger>Is there a scenario for eliminating the US nuclear weapons ? </x-tad-bigger><x-tad-bigger> </x-tad-bigger>
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<x-tad-bigger>Lawrence: When the world is utterly at peace with no more Islamists, no more rogue states like North Korea or Iran, and a reliable means for checking and stopping a nation with roguish designs from developing nuclear weapons, the U.S. would in a Fukuyamian future be willing to get rid of its nuclear weapons as the last nation who has them.</x-tad-bigger>
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<x-tad-bigger>Lawrence</x-tad-bigger>
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<x-tad-bigger> From: lit-ideas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:lit-ideas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Omar Kusturica</x-tad-bigger>
<x-tad-bigger> Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 5:11 AM</x-tad-bigger>
<x-tad-bigger> To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx</x-tad-bigger>
<x-tad-bigger> Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: The SCUD in a Box Scenario</x-tad-bigger>
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<x-tad-bigger>There are other scary scenarios that come to mind.</x-tad-bigger>
<x-tad-bigger>These include:</x-tad-bigger>
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<x-tad-bigger>-Islamist or other terrorists being able to reach the</x-tad-bigger>
<x-tad-bigger>nuclear weapons or facilities located within the US</x-tad-bigger>
<x-tad-bigger>(or elsewhere in the possession of US military), and</x-tad-bigger>
<x-tad-bigger>use them for their own purposes;</x-tad-bigger>
<x-tad-bigger>-An accidental nuclear exchange between US and another</x-tad-bigger>
<x-tad-bigger>nuclear power;</x-tad-bigger>
<x-tad-bigger>-Precipitious use of nuclear weapons by the US to</x-tad-bigger>
<x-tad-bigger>retaliate for a terrorist attack;</x-tad-bigger>
<x-tad-bigger>-Deliberate use of nuclear weapons by the US for</x-tad-bigger>
<x-tad-bigger>"pre-emptive" or aggressive purposes</x-tad-bigger>
<x-tad-bigger>-Nuclear war</x-tad-bigger>
<x-tad-bigger> </x-tad-bigger>
<x-tad-bigger>Is there a scenario for eliminating the US nuclear</x-tad-bigger>
<x-tad-bigger>weapons ? O.K.</x-tad-bigger>
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<x-tad-bigger>http://www.globalissues.org/Geopolitics/ArmsControl/Nuclear.asp</x-tad-bigger>
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<x-tad-bigger>O.K.</x-tad-bigger>
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