1/ If the current situation in Ukraine shows anything, it’s the complete bankruptcy of our nuclear arms strategy. We’re now scheduled to spend $634B nuclear bombs over the next 10 years, and we already have approximately 7000 nuclear warheads already.

Mar 21, 2022 · 2:26 AM UTC

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2/ We’ve been told for years that the legitimacy of the arms race lies in the principle of Mutually Assured Destruction, the idea that no one would drop a nuke if they were aware that someone else could do it too.
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3/ How is our having so many nuclear warheads helping us now? Dropping 50, max, would be enough to pretty much destroy the world. The trillions of $ we have already spent on nuclear bombs has almost nothing to do with our security. When this Ukrainian horror is over, #BanTheBomb.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
You're actually supposed to use them as a deterrent, Marianne. They do no good if you signal you're not willing to use them.
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They would do more for property defense spending $634B to buy BTC
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Replying to @marwilliamson
Comrade Putin agree. US needs to be de-nuclearized! Right? 🤦‍♂️
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Even more senseless and in fact, devastating, when you really think about it.
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But we need more for reasons. Imagine the difference between 7000 warheads and 7500 warheads. That could really turn the tides. Definitely a better use of money than infrastructure or education. /s
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Replying to @marwilliamson
They'd rather fund the MIC than M4A
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Replying to @marwilliamson
Our "strategy" is stupid, but it is a deterrence. Ukraine is not a member of NATO and I bet you anything he will not invade a NATO country The stupid "strategy" is that we are showing Iran EXACTLY why they need them and one reason of many why Biden's incompetence is so dangerous
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We need long term storage solutions for nuclear waste. Investing in this is a must or we could face an irreversible environmental disaster