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Originally Posted by HotHotHeat
So essentially, we're going to use nuclear weapons as a deterrent for countries that do not share our values.
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The "values" of NATO countries are hard to put your finger on. Turkey is a NATO country, but their political, economic, cultural, and religous values are a lot different than those in Iceland. Greek values differ from Polish values... and so on.
If a pre-emptive nuclear attack were to be considered by NATO, it would likely have more to do with gaining resources and strategic control. I think any nation that is willing to go to war (especially a nuclear war) over "values", really needs to question their values.
The U.S. is the de facto leader of NATO and has promoted the idea of pre-emptive attacks in their own domestic policies for decades, so it should be no surprise that such a doctrines would exist within NATO itself. It's scary to think that the taboo of using nukes seems to be relaxing a bit. Some people think that tactical nukes SHOULD be part of a conventional arsenal.