Also makes an excellent bargaining chip, and a source of walking around money paid by our enemies that desire nukes themselves (proliferation). We need to starve 'em out. Of course, doing that could backfire and rally the unwashed around this whackjob. It would be nice if we could truly be proactive for a change in this assed-up world. It's getting tiresome having to go around and shut the barn doors after the horses get out.