I presume you're conceding that it would have been a mistake, rather than intent, that might have started things off. Dangerous to be sure but lacking intent by and large.
well i kind of meant both. When you have such a powerful and swift tool at your disposal, dont you think it was hard not to sometimes think of using them once in a while, as in the situations you brought up? And since it all comes down to human decision making, eventually there is a chance someone in power comes along who takes that extra necessary step. Would a more reactionary and hot-headed president have pulled the trigger in Cuba?
It was not neccesarilly about a nuclear weapon going off by mistake, since that's not what was dangerous about those circumstances. The people behind the button can be much more dangerous IMO. They dont always relly on science, but instead raw human instinct and decision making. and we all know that humans make mistakes. And im sure there were people out there who werent afraid to make the ultimate one.
Didn't the German government, the scene of tremendous anti-nuke protests in the 1980's, indicate the other day it was only a heartbeat away from being able to produce nuclear weapons?
yes, but they will handle like a mofo, and have great resale value!
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