[daan]

Nucleair weapons have encouraged terrorism ( guerilla-tactics ) in a way.
The only way to safely attack a power with Nucleair weapons, is by attacking it without leaving obvious evidence it was you.
That way that power wont have sufficient reason to use his nucleair capabilities .. Because it's such a destructive weapon, you have to be sure you're attacking the right one. Both from moral and a public perspective.

Al Qaida would we wiped out if it had a country .. but it's a terrorist group that works in small cells. Pakistan and India are constantly being attacked by terrorists. The military might be more or less incapable of launching an attack, but that doesnt mean there isnt war. Terrorist ( maybe even the military --> military/state terrorism ) have no real problems attacking, because you cant aim a nucleair bomb at them.. you dont know who they are for certain.

So I doubt Nucleair weapons have prevented wars,.. merely changed their form.

EDIT:
Atomic and Nucleair bomb are very often used as synonyms of eachother.
Not sure if its correct, but since everybody does it .. why not? [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[ 01-08-2003, 05:30 PM: Message edited by: daan ]