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A unilateral disarmament would be more likely to cause a war than prevent one, so no, that is not the answer. Building a nuclear defense system wouldn't start an arms race either, no. It would be a huge expense, of course, one that probably none of our enemies or allies could match. I'm not so sure we could afford such a system just now, either. What we need is just what the nuclear reduction treaty proposes to be: A mutual agreement between the two major nuclear powers to scale back the our stockpiles of nuclear weapons. We'd still be way ahead of North Korea, or India, or Pakistan, or any other nuclear power. How far ahead must we be?

Still, as I said before, any agreement between Russia and the US regarding nukes has to be viewed with extreme skepticism.

Russia would be the only possibility currently. In another decade or two, the situation could easily change.

<blockquote data-quote="PLC1" data-source="post: 103672" data-attributes="member: 301">A unilateral disarmament would be more likely to cause a war than prevent one, so no, that is not the answer.&nbsp; Building a nuclear defense system wouldn&#039;t start an arms race either, no.&nbsp; It would be a huge expense, of course, one that probably none of our enemies or allies could match.&nbsp; I&#039;m not so sure we could afford such a system just now, either.&nbsp; What we need is just what the nuclear reduction treaty proposes to be:&nbsp; A mutual agreement between the two major nuclear powers to scale back the our stockpiles of nuclear weapons.&nbsp; We&#039;d still be way ahead of North Korea, or India, or Pakistan, or any other nuclear power.&nbsp; How far ahead must we be?Still, as I said before, any agreement between Russia and the US regarding nukes has to be viewed with extreme skepticism.Russia would be the only possibility currently.&nbsp; In another decade or two, the situation could easily change.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="PLC1, post: 103672, member: 301"] A unilateral disarmament would be more likely to cause a war than prevent one, so no, that is not the answer. Building a nuclear defense system wouldn't start an arms race either, no. It would be a huge expense, of course, one that probably none of our enemies or allies could match. I'm not so sure we could afford such a system just now, either. What we need is just what the nuclear reduction treaty proposes to be: A mutual agreement between the two major nuclear powers to scale back the our stockpiles of nuclear weapons. We'd still be way ahead of North Korea, or India, or Pakistan, or any other nuclear power. How far ahead must we be? Still, as I said before, any agreement between Russia and the US regarding nukes has to be viewed with extreme skepticism. Russia would be the only possibility currently. In another decade or two, the situation could easily change. [/QUOTE]

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