Should people be allowed to have nuclear arms?

[2952-0-0]

Sorry, I can't resist...

[Richard]

Yes.  Good luck making one.

[Wakie]

Yes.  Good luck making one.

Who has to make one?  Supposedly you can buy a suitcase nuke on the black market.

[BobOMac2k2]

Like a nuclear arm you would wear?

[David S]

What the hell. Come on  guys.

[Richard]

Yes.  Good luck making one.

Who has to make one?  Supposedly you can buy a suitcase nuke on the black market.

It is not quite that simple.

[Wakie]

Yes.  Good luck making one.

Who has to make one?  Supposedly you can buy a suitcase nuke on the black market.

It is not quite that simple.

Sure it is.  If Bill Gates woke up tomorrow and decided he'd like to own a suitcase nuke I'm thinking he has the resources to arrange for it.  Now I personally don't have the resources, but I'm not interested in owning one anyway.

[angus]

"should they?"  yes of course.  in the sense that folks "should" be able to leave their cardoors unlocked, or that they should be able to walk the streets nakes, or that they should be able to pick fruit from any tree in any orchard and eat it, without fear of a trespassing conviction. 

Again, as a practical matter, we cannot allow it.  Franklin be damned, I admit we must be willing to sacrifice just a bit of liberty in the name of security.  there, I said it.  I'm out and proud. 

We're here.  We're authoritarian.  Get used to it!

[muon2]

Possession of nuclear arms poses an unreasonable risk to people nearby. Accidental release of nuclear material or accidental detonation have consequences far beyond that of the possessor.

[The Man From G.O.P.]

I beleive that if one single person can accumulate enough money power and skill to aquire a nuclear bomb then perhaps there welcome to it

[Wakie]

I beleive that if one single person can accumulate enough money power and skill to aquire a nuclear bomb then perhaps there welcome to it

What if they are a wealthy oil sheik who isn't really a fan of the current US government?

[Lunar]

I beleive that if one single person can accumulate enough money power and skill to aquire a nuclear bomb then perhaps there welcome to it

I think you exaggerate the purchase price of a nuclear weapon.

[A18]

We need nuclear arm redistribution. Being able to blow up cities is a fundamental right, regardless of wealth and class.

[Gabu]

We need nuclear arm redistribution. Being able to blow up cities is a fundamental right, regardless of wealth and class.

I agree, as long as we use affirmative action and give blacks two nuclear weapons for everyone one nuclear weapon that whites receive.  Can't be discriminatory, you know.

[Richard]

We need nuclear arm redistribution. Being able to blow up cities is a fundamental right, regardless of wealth and class.

I agree, as long as we use affirmative action and give blacks two nuclear weapons for everyone one nuclear weapon that whites receive.  Can't be discriminatory, you know.

And Chinese?

[Gabu]

We need nuclear arm redistribution. Being able to blow up cities is a fundamental right, regardless of wealth and class.

I agree, as long as we use affirmative action and give blacks two nuclear weapons for everyone one nuclear weapon that whites receive.  Can't be discriminatory, you know.

And Chinese?

They can't have nukes; they're all communists.

[Richard]

We need nuclear arm redistribution. Being able to blow up cities is a fundamental right, regardless of wealth and class.

I agree, as long as we use affirmative action and give blacks two nuclear weapons for everyone one nuclear weapon that whites receive.  Can't be discriminatory, you know.

And Chinese?

They can't have nukes; they're all communists.

And dem Arabs?  What about the Pakis?