Pete Theisen wrote: > On Thursday 14 February 2008 15:12, Ed Leafe wrote: >> On Feb 14, 2008, at 2:06 PM, Wolfe, Stephen S Civ USAF AMC 6 MDSS/SGSI >> >> wrote: >>> I don't understand the analogy, are we about to induce the loss of 3-5 >>> million lives due to conventional warfare in the next couple of >>> months? >> OK, let my try typing more s.l.o.w.l.y. .... ;-) >> >> Why is it OK for us to stockpile nuclear weapons? There are two main >> reasons that we feel justify it: the deterrence factor (MAD), and, in >> the case of their use in WWII, to avoid even greater losses in a >> protracted conventional war. The question is: if these are valid >> reasons for the US to have/use such weapons, why are they not valid >> reasons for Country X to have/use such weapons? > > Hi Ed! > > A number of Country X countries do have them, 20 countries I believe. But > Iran > is part of the "Axis of Evil", a Country E country, if you will, no nukes for > them.
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