Nuclear missiles and nuclear bombs are now useless...why?

Question

Wily Willy sold the house to the Chinese.

Answer 1

I suspect that you are referring to China’s recent successful missile destruction of one of their satellites. The concern being that they could takeout any orbiting satellite including the ones the United States uses to guide its missile defense system.

Of course this assumes that the United States doesn’t have a satellite defense system already in place and that is a poor assumption since the United States has been working on one for over 30 years.

Secondly, it assumes that there is no way to guide such a missile without satellite guidance, another poor assumption.

However, with this successful test China has moved the world closer to nuclear war by seemingly making it more difficult to deliver such weapons and thereby removing defense of “mutually assured destruction.”

It is also true that during President Clinton’s administration, large amounts of Defense Department knowledge transferred to China. He was a terrible president.

Those who only see the United States as “the” nuclear power have no understanding os what is going on. They don’t have to believe me and can use information from “Janes” which is the largest private source of information as to weapons world wide.

There are currently nine states that have successfully detonated nuclear weapons.
Five are considered to be "nuclear weapons states", an internationally recognized status conferred by the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
In order of acquisition of nuclear weapons these are::
the United States of America,
Russia (successor state to the Soviet Union),
the United Kingdom,
France and
China.
Since the formulation of the NPT, three non-signatory states of the NPT have conducted nuclear tests:
India,
Pakistan, and purportedly
North Korea.
Additionally, Israel is also strongly suspected to have an arsenal of nuclear weapons though it has refused to confirm or deny this, and there have been reports that over 200 nuclear weapons might be in its inventory.

Answer 2

I wouldn't say that nuclear weapons are useless. Although I'd never like to see one used, they do have very useful purposes. The main reason we have 'em is to use them as deterrents--people will think hard about starting something serious with the United States, or Russia, or anyone else that has nuclear weapons because there's always that small possibility that if the going gets tough, the country will bring out the nukes. Nuclear weapons are ultimately what helps keep the world safe--if everyone got rid of them, then the only people that would have them would be the terrorists and the countries that can't handle the responsibility of having them, and that would make for a very interesting world indeed.

Answer 3

Well Yes, Slick Willy Like Chinese Take-out...But Nukes are still very much in fashion.... We may be needing some with our friends in China, Korea Iran...

Answer 4

they are far from useless, they are the most destructive weapon in any arsenal.
they are considered useless as a major weapon because of the far reaching issues related with setting one off. also, if one was ever launched, depending on what country did launch it, the targeted country would likely have it's own missiles to send back. who wants to create more death and destruction at home than they have to?

Answer 5

depends on what you mean by useless... global suicide, impact winter, the extinction of the human species, MAD, influencing strategic foreign policy for 60 years, the black abyss of nuclear holocaust....all seem to be pretty monumental to me....but that's just me.

Answer 6

There is no superpower threat anymore... not counting the US.

Answer 7

No weapon is ever useless.