tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502695489360674806.post7899486683801270578..comments2023-10-31T09:14:26.930-05:00Comments on Manifesto Joe's Texas Blues: Politically Incorrect Thoughts: Would No Nukes Lead To More Kooks?Manifesto Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06521151220297061304noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502695489360674806.post-28839538992643813062009-04-16T07:15:00.000-05:002009-04-16T07:15:00.000-05:00I don't think that nuclear weapons will preven...I don't think that nuclear weapons will prevent wars. I view hyper proliferation as a very bad thing because you never know who will end up acquiring such weapons. At some point, it is inevitable that some fanatic or other group will get their hands on them. <br /><br />I recommend that you read "How to win a nuclear war". It was a Cold War era book published during the Reagan years. <br /><br />As it turns out, deterrence was always a public propaganda term. The US always wanted first strike capability. That Star Wars system you mentioned was merely a shield. First, the US would take out all of the Soviet nuclear weapons silos and nuclear submarines, along with airfields. Most of their nuclear capability would die, but some <5% would survive. Star Wars would intercept most of those as well (that was the REAL intention of the war fighters who became today's neocons). Edward Tellar estimated that so long as less than 25% of the US population died, a Cold War was acceptable. Then the US would simply wipe out the remainder of the USSR and "win" if you will as they would be depleted of weapons and wide open to attack. <br /><br />Perhaps nuclear weapons prevented a WWIII between NATO and the Warsaw Pact, but that comes at a terrible cost that still threatens our existence.AltandMainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01014823246265859953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502695489360674806.post-7549062319678919382009-04-13T18:31:00.000-05:002009-04-13T18:31:00.000-05:00Good post. It raises some points I hadn't consider...Good post. It raises some points I hadn't considered before. In any case, I have my doubts that nukes can ever really be eradicated from the planet. Still I think it's at least a good goal to aim for and I applaud Obama for at least addressing this. I mean, poverty will never be eliminated either, but that doesn't mean we should give up efforts to help those who are destitute.Marc McDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17105754072842852126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502695489360674806.post-8686182296495913132009-04-12T07:28:00.000-05:002009-04-12T07:28:00.000-05:00Excellent post, and excellent points. I have a mor...Excellent post, and excellent points. I have a more intimate relationship with nukes than most people do, and can't disagree with a single word you have written. Good job. Well thought out posts like this are what I have come to expect from you, and if I have to wait a minute between them, so be it.Blue Girl, Red Statehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15890972740723070652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502695489360674806.post-28959690336817954892009-04-12T04:41:00.000-05:002009-04-12T04:41:00.000-05:00Hi, Jack;Thanks for sticking with me during diffic...Hi, Jack;<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sticking with me during difficult times. More later.Manifesto Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06521151220297061304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502695489360674806.post-7651036843953347472009-04-11T22:13:00.000-05:002009-04-11T22:13:00.000-05:00unreal, horrible truth ..the horror is that no les...unreal, horrible truth ..<BR/>the horror is that no lessons learned and history repeats itself..<BR/><BR/>sad, sad, sad,l sad<BR/><BR/>http://energyraqy.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502695489360674806.post-80991310062347547962009-04-11T20:45:00.000-05:002009-04-11T20:45:00.000-05:00Manifesto Joe, it is deep, thought-provoking writi...Manifesto Joe, it is deep, thought-provoking writing like this post that makes you such a treasure and makes me so glad you're back. I wish you continued good health for many years to come! <BR/>---------------------<BR/>Your point about "MAD" is very valid. Here's a thought: it is unlikely that a President with the world in the state it's in today would naively suggest destroying all nuclear weapons and leaving us vulnerable. Perhaps, just perhaps, the Pentagon (with Obama's knowledge) has developed a secret new weapon so technologically advanced, so pinpoint accurate, and so terrible, as to make nuclear weapons obsolete? <BR/><BR/>Regardless, mankind has always, and WILL always, engage in barbarous acts, murder, and warfare. We are paradoxically civilized and uncivilized. It is a fact of our entire history, and there is little evidence we will ever overcome this horrible flaw. Eisenhower's 1960 warning about the military/industrial complex has fallen on deaf ears, as that dreadful complex basically runs our government and plays a huge role in industry today. America is the world's largest arms merchant, and evil, greedy, cynical people will find a way to keep those sales strong no matter what. <BR/><BR/>It looks like the best we will ever be able to do is remain technologically advanced, industrially strong, act multilaterally in world affairs, and try to prevent the rise of another mass murderer like Hitler, Stalin, or Saddam Hussein. I don't believe we will ever be able to stop small wars or wars of proxy, but the more we work for multilateral cooperation in trade and foreign affairs, the more likely we'll be able to prevent huge world wars and events of mass destruction.<BR/><BR/>I hope...Jack Jodellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02165430903903838990noreply@blogger.com