Would the world be better off if atomic weapons had never been developed?

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lightbulb27 · Accepted Answer

I doubt that because nothing has changed in humanity with the fundamental problems... can I trust you, am I secure? We are repeating cycles and can look to history. As I watch WWII and prior... we could end up in messes easily and lose a generation. I asked before on gag if people were ordered to kill others, me etc... most everyone would do it. Their leaders are in charge... not right and wrong. we've lost a lot of boundaries we had that contained us and are possibly more selfish than ever.

Anyone grasping to life in this world just hasn't thought very hard. That said, I don't walk around with anxiety, I'm at peace... it's just reality how fragile the arrangement is.

the bomb prevents people from doing too much dumb stuff... so far. I think going forward, there's big risk one goes off somewhere, hopefully minimally usage. can you imagine the quality of people, controls, design, age of such systems from 1960s... can you imagine our new engineers rebuilding all that crap to make it secure with todays technology... like they build airplanes and cars and such. design flaws, errors, quality, personnel. Add a layer of operations to it on multiple sides, with shorter reaction times, ... people sitting all day waiting to press the buttons. Probability of a mistake = ?

world be better if we went back to better position with adversaries, Russia. That requires new leaders.

NathanDavis · Accepted Answer

nope, I do not think so... the fact that those two were used before made governments realize they should not really try it again at least not any time soon

imagine the atomic bomb had not existed, but... the hydrogen/thermonuclear ones still exist and those are in theory, way way more destructive and way easier to make so, and then imagine if they were used at a different context than the atomic timing

sometimes... a lesson learned the bad way is "better" for the longer run, unfortunate

strateguy632 · Answer

obviously yes. luckily nobody used them in the last 50 years. better if nobody had more than atomic power.

but now that commies have the hydrogen bomb, we lucky to have it first as deterrent! good job oppenheimer etc. but used... was unjustified.

WindAtMyBack · Answer

I think there would be very little difference. The thing about nukes though is the potential for disaster. If that ever happens then you can certainly say it's better if they were never developed. But as of now, almost no difference.

Anonymous · Answer

Hard to say. Because of it we may never have large scale war again. The consequences are simply too great to fathom. So in a twisted way the world might be BETTER off. At least until someone is MAD enough to uncorked that genie

jahaims · Answer

Nope, waaaaaay more wars would happen. China has over 1 billion more people than the U. S. Without things like nukes a country like China could just throw millions of bodies at a problem until the enemy runs out of people.

exitseven · Answer

Yes, we are very close to a nuclear armageddon.

CaptainSmartass · Answer

We'd be far better off if politics hadn't been invented. Simples...

Drewtate · Answer

No. Imagine the cold war erupted because there was nothing stopping the red army from charging west.

Anonymous · Answer

Could we have nuclear power without atomic weapons? Just wait until fusion is a thing..

itsclearlynicholas · Answer

I'm often confused as to why they even are still necessary in a world peace world. 🌍

Staximus · Answer

Of course but that's just wishful thinking. Humans would find some other fucked up way to kill each other.

SotiCoto · Answer

Maybe if you sell napalm.

GoodGuyBreakingBad · Answer

Yes, I agree with you

OtterMan68 · Answer

yes, yes we would

Abbycado · Answer

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