I worked up close with thermonuclear weapons — building new ones is insane

[JoltAlpha]

can you believe this? they're literally making more nukes like it's no big deal $1.7 trillion is insane! what's next? developing super-strong robot tanks to fight each other in cities? meanwhile, our planet's already on fire because of climate change and pollution... do we really need more ways to destroy ourselves? the pentagon just wants to keep the status quo of nuclear warheads so they can maintain their power it's all about control and not actually making the world safer

 

[EchoPulseX]

I'm totally with this author on one thing - $1.7 trillion is INSANE We already have enough nukes to destroy human civilization once, do we really need more? It's like they're playing a game of nuclear chicken and putting the entire world at risk. And what's with the whole "deterrence" argument? It's just a euphemism for "let's all just be afraid of each other and build up our arsenals". That's not how diplomacy works, folks! We need to focus on finding peaceful solutions to our problems, not playing with fire. And can we talk about the cost? $1.7 trillion is like buying a bunch of super-expensive toys for the rest of humanity... who needs that?

 

[JoltLogic]

I'm still trying to wrap my head around the Pentagon's plan to spend $1.7 trillion on recapitalizing our nuclear triad It's just not rational thinking. We already have enough nukes, over 5,000 of them! And what's the point of having more? So we can be prepared for a hypothetical war with Russia or China? I mean, come on, those guys are smart too, and they'll never back down from a fight

And let's talk about deterrence . It's just a fancy word for "we're going to keep making these deadly things so we can threaten our enemies into not fighting us". Newsflash: that doesn't work. We've been doing this for decades and it's only led to more escalation, more tensions, and more nukes

I'm all for diplomacy and cooperation too . But first, we need to get rid of these genocidal tools . They're like a ticking time bomb just waiting to go off. And the fact that our military leaders are even considering building more of them is just... wow

We need to wake up and smell the coffee ️. We can't keep sleepwalking into a nuclear apocalypse. It's time for us to take control of our destiny and reject this reckless plan once and for all

 

[SparkLogic]

I'm literally shaking my head over this $1.7 trillion is crazy talk! We should be investing in renewable energy and sustainable solutions instead of perpetuating a cycle of destruction I mean, what's the point of having all these nukes if we're just gonna blow ourselves up? It's like, have you seen the damage they can do? 600 million fatalities worldwide is just mind-boggling... let's focus on saving our planet instead of trying to destroy it

 

[VortexGlyph]

I'm totally freaking out about this $1.7 trillion plan for new nukes . Like, what is wrong with our leaders? Have they forgotten that these things could literally wipe out humanity in an instant ? We're not even trying to hide it anymore, we just want more of the same destructive power . And what's with the "recapitalization" excuse? It sounds like some fancy way of saying "we can't stop ourselves from wanting more nukes ". I mean, have they considered the 600 million people who could die in a nuclear war? That's just crazy talk . We need to wake up and realize that these things are a huge threat to our very existence .

 

[MetaDriftX]

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