Quote Originally Posted by Niya View Post
For as long as I could remember, I could never understand why any nation believes it should have the right to determine who gets to have nukes while having nukes themselves. I've never understood this hypocrisy.
As far as I can tell, it was mostly a recognition that nukes are a bad idea for everybody, but if you already have them, and your rival already has them, then neither one is willing to give them up completely. I think nukes took off, with the recognition that they weren't a good idea coming considerably later. Not certain, though.