Julia said:
> Not opposed, but not entirely comfortable. And I know that the US was > prepared to use nukes to defend Europe against another entity that > also had nukes, which is different from using nukes against a country > that doesn't have them.
Of course, for much of the Cold War there were two European nations each with enough tactical and strategic nukes to defend Europe against a Soviet attack. (The US stockpile was excessive for this and any other purpose [except, of course, for powering Orion spaceships!].
So if they're no longer needed for the other purpose, why not use them for that?
--Ronn! :)
I always knew that I would see the first man on the Moon.
I never dreamed that I would see the last.
--Dr. Jerry Pournelle
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