tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810514527237098008.post7534052576466662940..comments2023-10-16T06:52:23.061-04:00Comments on Notes From The Outside: Book: A Canticle For Leibowitz; and the Nuclear QuestionBrandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12704525078859327898noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810514527237098008.post-76175532456204927532012-06-18T15:46:46.799-04:002012-06-18T15:46:46.799-04:00So nukes lead to a sort of military paralysis.
We...<i>So nukes lead to a sort of military paralysis.</i><br /><br />Well I'm all for THAT. So, uh... nukes for everyone? :\<br /><br />As for the SETI thing, I've heard that too. There's also this classic reason: http://images.cryhavok.org/d/3364-2/Calvin+and+Hobbes+-+Intelligent+Life.jpgBrandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12704525078859327898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810514527237098008.post-30761704086001972602012-06-18T12:36:46.280-04:002012-06-18T12:36:46.280-04:00Nuclear weapons are funny things. From a nation st...Nuclear weapons are funny things. From a nation state perspective they're really only useful as long as you're the only one who has them. As soon as the other side gets them then they become completely useless, just expensive and dangerous drags on your military resources. You don't dare use them directly as to do so would provoke a devastating counterattack (i.e. MAD). And you don't dare beat your opponent too badly with conventional forces as they will then be forced to use their nukes against you. So nukes lead to a sort of military paralysis. The only use they seem to have is for beating up on weaker opponents, which is pretty screwed up.<br /><br />There is a theory that the reason why SETI hasn't found evidence of extraterrestrial civilizations in all the years it's been listening is because as soon as a technological civ evolves they discover these world-annihilating technologies and destroy themselves relatively quickly. A sobering thought.delhttp://del.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.com