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[quote=Anonymous]Look, it's one thing for Ukraine to have had Soviet-era nuclear missiles they could have used as a deterrent against Russian aggression.

A lot of PPs are raising the suggestion that having nuclear weapons is a good thing because it acts as a deterrent. By extension, they're suggesting maybe nuclear weapons are a viable source of protection when a nation finds itself threatened with invasion.

It's not, for a very simple reason.

Remember when we were worried about Trump irresponsibly and in a drunken state pushing the button? Well, our country still runs well enough that effective checks and balances prevent this from happening. But this is not the case for a lot of countries with weak governments.

Imagine Afghanistan having a nuclear weapon. The same government that capitulated within days of the U.S. pulling out. The same government that turned over all the U.S. sourced weapons to extremist Islamic groups. Extremists who think you automatically go to paradise when you die in battle.

This is the reason nuclear weapons are an extremely dangerous form of deterrence. No, we should not arm Ukraine or any other nation with nuclear weapons. It's bad enough that they exist.[/quote]

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