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What exactly is a "call for an end to nuclear weapons" you ask? It is the equivalent of gratuitous pandering to a raft of ignorant ostriches.
Nuclear weapons are the result of human curiosity, ingenuity, engineering, and the universal laws of nature. An "end to nuclear weapons" is no more possible than an end to human curiosity, ingenuity, engineering, and/or the universal laws of nature. This, in effect, confines such an "end" to a cataclysmic chain reaction of nuclear explosions that would end humanity itself. How is that for a vicious-cycle conundrum?
h/t Theo
Post #702 Thrilled; thrilled, I tell you!
“I still strongly believe in Obama's promise as a world leader. I was thrilled, for example, by his call this week for an end to nuclear weapons -- a goal that he frankly admitted would not be attained in his lifetime. We have waited a long time for an American president who dreams big. Yes, there are bitter cells of fanatics everywhere who hate America and want a repeat of 9/11. And yes, there will always be petty dictators who covet the bomb and conspire to get it. But the mass of people around the world want to be inspired to a higher good.”Camille Paglia is an American author, teacher, social critic and dissident feminist. Since 1984 Paglia has been a Professor at The University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Such stellar academic credentials are all that is required these days to opine with enthusiasm on such diverse concepts as effective world leadership and humanity's dreams of a nuclear-free Valhalla.
— Camille Paglia
What exactly is a "call for an end to nuclear weapons" you ask? It is the equivalent of gratuitous pandering to a raft of ignorant ostriches.
Nuclear weapons are the result of human curiosity, ingenuity, engineering, and the universal laws of nature. An "end to nuclear weapons" is no more possible than an end to human curiosity, ingenuity, engineering, and/or the universal laws of nature. This, in effect, confines such an "end" to a cataclysmic chain reaction of nuclear explosions that would end humanity itself. How is that for a vicious-cycle conundrum?
h/t TheoPost #702 Thrilled; thrilled, I tell you!
Fortunately, the use of crossbows was outlawed by treaty by the Second Lateran Council (1139 AD). As recently as the Kosovo War, crossbows were issued to Serbian forces for sniper activity, and Greek, Turkish, and Chinese special operations troops continue to use them today.
ReplyDeleteAs Wikipedia dryly notes, "Enforcement of arms control agreements has proven difficult over time." To illustrate the validity of this observation, one need only note that a scheduled Third Hague Conference was abandoned due to the unfortunate timing of the First World War.
Pity the conference negotiators couldn't have gotten at least a week or so in a five-star hotel before the poison gas started to flow.