Comments on: The Moral Question of the Nuclear Bomb http://www.abytheliberal.com/world-politics/the-moral-question-of-nuclear-bomb The Internationalist Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:14:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: David http://www.abytheliberal.com/world-politics/the-moral-question-of-nuclear-bomb#comment-16418 David Sun, 23 Nov 2008 03:37:41 +0000 http://www.abytheliberal.com/2007/04/15/the-moral-question-of-nuclear-bomb/#comment-16418 There is NOTHING moral about nuclear weapons. What victory would it be if you defeated your adversary but also destroyed yourself. That would be the only outcome of a nuclear war. If you had to destroy the world to prove a political, religious or economic point then you wasted your time for not even yourself could benefit from your victory because we would all be dead. War itself whether conventional or non conventional is immoral. Is it the leaders of the nations that die.....no its the poor who have no power or say in the matter they are the ones who are sent out to die. There is NOTHING moral about nuclear weapons. What victory would it be if you defeated your adversary but also destroyed yourself. That would be the only outcome of a nuclear war. If you had to destroy the world to prove a political, religious or economic point then you wasted your time for not even yourself could benefit from your victory because we would all be dead.

War itself whether conventional or non conventional is immoral. Is it the leaders of the nations that die…..no its the poor who have no power or say in the matter they are the ones who are sent out to die.

]]> By: Internationalist http://www.abytheliberal.com/world-politics/the-moral-question-of-nuclear-bomb#comment-15355 Internationalist Sun, 12 Oct 2008 23:35:03 +0000 http://www.abytheliberal.com/2007/04/15/the-moral-question-of-nuclear-bomb/#comment-15355 I maintain that attaining and retaining nuclear weapons is immoral, however strong the logical appeal may be. I think in order to have any credible discussion on this topic, the agreement must come in the form of strict definitions. The problem is, if too many nuclear weapons exist, and are controlled by an increasing number of nations, an accidental fire -- the Cold War has taught us that not only is this possible, but is very likely in a heightened state of paranoia -- would trigger nuclear exchange. So no, it is logical to have deterrence against aggressors; it is moral to defend a people of a nation. But to fulfill either of the two via nuclear weapons in no way constitutes morality, unless it is deemed a moral choice -- and we know how easily manipulated that is. I maintain that attaining and retaining nuclear weapons is immoral, however strong the logical appeal may be. I think in order to have any credible discussion on this topic, the agreement must come in the form of strict definitions. The problem is, if too many nuclear weapons exist, and are controlled by an increasing number of nations, an accidental fire — the Cold War has taught us that not only is this possible, but is very likely in a heightened state of paranoia — would trigger nuclear exchange.

So no, it is logical to have deterrence against aggressors; it is moral to defend a people of a nation. But to fulfill either of the two via nuclear weapons in no way constitutes morality, unless it is deemed a moral choice — and we know how easily manipulated that is.

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