RE: 5 times we almost nuked ourselves by accident
November 26, 2010 at 6:55 pm
(This post was last modified: November 26, 2010 at 8:56 pm by Ace Otana.)
Before I go on into this I want to make clear that I'm very much against nukes. They are terrible things that can easily send mankind into extinction.
Now, they do have their uses. They do help prevent major wars. We do need them. Since while we have them, no large nation will be stupid enough to get into a major war with another. They know they will lose everything if they do. M.A.D. (Mutually Assured Destruction) is useful as well as being fucking dangerous.
It is a scary thought that mankind can be wiped out in a matter of hours in a single war but so is being invaded by a giant like China with over 300 million soldiers. The U.S wouldn't stand a chance. Nukes are handy as well as being very dangerous.
I guess it depends on what scares you more. Hundreds of millions of soldiers ready to invade (No nukes to prevent them from trying) or nukes where no one dares start anything big (since just firing one nuke could send us all into extinction).
Now, they do have their uses. They do help prevent major wars. We do need them. Since while we have them, no large nation will be stupid enough to get into a major war with another. They know they will lose everything if they do. M.A.D. (Mutually Assured Destruction) is useful as well as being fucking dangerous.
It is a scary thought that mankind can be wiped out in a matter of hours in a single war but so is being invaded by a giant like China with over 300 million soldiers. The U.S wouldn't stand a chance. Nukes are handy as well as being very dangerous.
I guess it depends on what scares you more. Hundreds of millions of soldiers ready to invade (No nukes to prevent them from trying) or nukes where no one dares start anything big (since just firing one nuke could send us all into extinction).
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence - Carl Sagan
Mankind's intelligence walks hand in hand with it's stupidity.
Being an atheist says nothing about your overall intelligence, it just means you don't believe in god. Atheists can be as bright as any scientist and as stupid as any creationist.
You never really know just how stupid someone is, until you've argued with them.
Mankind's intelligence walks hand in hand with it's stupidity.
Being an atheist says nothing about your overall intelligence, it just means you don't believe in god. Atheists can be as bright as any scientist and as stupid as any creationist.
You never really know just how stupid someone is, until you've argued with them.
