[The_Rorschach]

"The US have them and have shown they have no qualms about using them."

I sometimes wonder at the validity of European news when such notions as this are believed by capable men such as yourself, whom should know better.

Firstly, we developed the first Weapons of Mass Destruction. As the proprietary agents, both in manufactoring and use, we understand more than any other nation exactly what comes about as a result of such warefare tactics. We have never used fissionable materials since the Second World War in combat, and relegated such to testing only. Notice the shfit in our military away from high yield weaponry of the past, towards 'smart' precise ballistics. We're not there yet, but we're trying, and therefore we are showing 'qualms.' The American aim is to end wars quickly, with as few lives lost as possible.

Now, if I understand you correctly, you dislike the idea of any country possessing the cababilities to inflict such wide scale devastation, and cite that the US possesses those means and thus we should not condemn any other nation for likewise witholding such abilities. This is a ludicrous statement as, but our very refusal to use such munitions, we have illustrated our propensity to act responsibly. Other nations, such as Israel, Pakistan, India and, of course the ever popular No Korea, have threatened nuclear retaliation in the past. . .I believe in doing so, they have shown themselves singularly unfit to wield nuclear wareheads.