UN council endorses nuclear curbs

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famousringo said:

Don't be naive. It's just another tactic to discourage new nations from joining the club.

"See, we don't even want nuclear weapons. We're gonna get rid of them any year now, so there's really no point in you getting nukes, either. Here we are commiting to getting rid of these terrible weapons and if you're trying to get more, you must be a terrible person."

It's a transparent attempt to seize the moral high ground.

The US and Russia could spend decades slowly disarming their nuclear stockpiles and still maintain an arsenal capable of leveling all civilization. Dialing down the armament makes all kinds of sense in terms of reducing costs and recovering potential fuel, but nobody is naive enough to think that the genie of nuclear war can be stuffed back in his bottle.

So when he says things you agree with, he is being honest. When he says stupid things, it's just a smoke screen, and what he really thinks is what you agree with.

I wish I could look at the world that way. I would never get upset about anything.