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From: Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com>
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On 9/18/2024 6:39 AM, quadibloc wrote:
> On Wed, 18 Sep 2024 3:46:12 +0000, Bobbie Sellers wrote:
> 
>>     Then of course we have the imbeciles in charge of the bits
>> of the great planet who simply must maintain nuclear deterrence so
>> maybe we will be extinct of ourselves before our fossil follies
>> do us in.
> 
> Although I agree with much of what you have written, the phrasing of
> this does not sound right to me.
> 
> It implies that it would be a good thing if Joseph Robinette Biden
> decided to stop being imbecilic, and unilaterally abolished the
> nuclear capabilities of the United States of America.
> 
> When, of course, it is obvious that the result of doing so would be
> to bring into existence a world utterly dominated by the cruel
> tyrants Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping.
> 
> The problem is their fault. The problem is that evil dictators have
> their hands on nuclear weapons, which keeps the world in a dangerous
> situation.
> 
> We are stuck in an unpleasant situation that is not of our making, and
> we are trying to make the best we can of it; to survive and remain
> free.
> 
> John Savard

At least ten countries have nuclear weapons: USA, Russia, China, United 
Kingdom, France, Germany, India, Pakistan, Israel, Turkey.

Several other countries are rumored to have nuclear weapons: Taiwan, 
South Africa, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Poland, North Korea, Cuba, etc.

Lynn