Is global nuclear war inevitable ?

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At some point in a future conflict will the losing side turn to nukes in order to try to win ?

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"The most likely scenario is a nuke set off on US or European soil. Who do you retaliate against?"

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When 10341 people were just mass murdered in some large US city by a terrorist nuke Tehran just might become an ash heap.

dave

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"I really think the us has something more nasty than nukes... come on that is like 1980's... they can fool the public into believing bush's baked beans are really peas, they gotta be smart enough to make some nastier weapons than nukes..."

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Time to colonize Mars.

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Answer 1

It is inevitable.The U.S. today is more likely to suffer a nuclear attack than it was during the cold war.The reason for this is due to the fall of the Soviet Union.Russia is now selling Nuclear technology to other countries like Iran due to their poor economy.India and Pakistan both have nuclear weapons and are sworn enemies.Even trying to stick with conventional weaponry during war would not work.If a country is about to fall that government will become desperate and launch.Desperation breeds stupidity.The only thing we can do is prolong it so that way it won't happen in our lifetime.

Answer 2

I really think the us has something more nasty than nukes... come on that is like 1980's... they can fool the public into believing bush's baked beans are really peas, they gotta be smart enough to make some nastier weapons than nukes...

Answer 3

Global.... no. The days of the cold war are long over. Anerica is the lone country left that if even if the world went to hell subs out there can surface and retaliate.... anywhere.

Thing is someday someone is going to set of a nuke. Look at things like Pakistan. Strife in the north, internal religious strife, corruption, the military being in control, at odds with India, etc. etc. That is where it will start but it would be centralized. Or someone passing on a nuke to a terrorist group for idealogy or money.

The most likely scenario is a nuke set off on US or European soil. Who do you retaliate against?

Answer 4

No nuclear warfare isn't inevitable with the aid of definition yet nevertheless maintains to be an very almost-in all probability risk. the biggest risk is from proliferation. the main suitable wish is to be certain that any new countries no longer connect the "Nuclear membership". A constrained substitute could reason a international chain reaction drawing countries right into a international nuclear warfare. That of direction is the worst case subject. it form of feels easily that someplace, sometime a nuke would be used militarily returned.

Answer 5

No.
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Regional nuclear war is inevitable, India-Pakistan for example. Nuclear weapons work best in a first strike mod. If the two sides are equal in conventional arms crippling your opponent with nukes before the invasion works well.
If your losing nuking your enemy means both sides lose big time not just you

Answer 6

It is hard to say. Both sides know (whoever they are) that if they nuke the other side they will be nuked back. That kept USA and Russia in peace for 45 years. But still we can only pray.

Answer 7

Very likely.

In the history of the world, every time an armed force has developed weapons technology, it eventually ends up being used.

The most likely current bets are in the ongoing conflict between India and Pakistan -- and both now have nuclear technology.

Answer 8

In the words of a great man,

"It isn't the man with 20,000 nukes I'm worried about. It's the man with one."

My opinion is we won't see a nuke used by a country in war ever again. It will be used by rogue nations and terror groups who do not fight with war tactics.

What good is a nuke when it will kill 30,000 people, but only twenty enemy?

No good.

Unless the innocent are the enemy.....

Answer 9

Don't know don't care. If we are doomed don't want to know right now. I'll enjoy the life till I die. Yes it is quite disturbing to know that the world has nuclear power to destroy this world for more than 300 times over and make earth inhabitable for thousands of years to come even for bacterias. So what if we will die we wont be here to worry about it. After all we are the one who created it. Since I believe in God then there is a life after death. If you don't well you are going to die anyways.

Answer 10

No. Indeed, it is becoming increasingly unlikely. It is becoming less acceptable to inflict collateral damage on civilians, and with modern guided weapons, increasingly unnecessary.