The primary mission of a nuclear weapon in the U.S. arsenal is to wait. and wait. and wait.
As long as it sits and waits, whether in a missile silo, in a launch tube of an SSBN, or on a bomber on the ready line, it is accomplishing its primary mission. “Don’t even think of .....”.
The time that there has to be a weapons release, that weapon has failed its primary mission, and is proceeding with its secondary mission.
It’s called deterrance, and it has worked for over fifty years.
But now, all we gotta do is just talk to Imadinnerjacket or Lil Kim, cuz their just misunderstood? This is beyond Neville Chamberlain!
“But now, all we gotta do is just talk to Imadinnerjacket or Lil Kim, cuz their just misunderstood? This is beyond Neville Chamberlain!”
The concern over the third world countries getting nukes is simply that they, relatively speaking, have nothing to live for anyhow. Iran, in particular, is ruled by apocalyptic nutjobs!
So, if they do get nukes, they’re liable to use them whether it’s rational or not. I hope Israel takes out Iran’s nuclear program, it sure worked well enough in Iraq! Sadly, Bush didn’t do the right thing and use B-2s before he left office.