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[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

If I had to pick between getting subjugated by brutal foreign invaders and being killed in a nuclear blast, the nukes look pretty attractive.

But empirically, nukes don't lead to nuclear war but to cold wars instead of hot (regular) wars. Ask the Ukrainians about that, bet they regret giving their nukes away. Nuclear disarmament would be nice, but what are the chances that USA, Russia and China give away their nukes and don't just make more?

[–] Katana314@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Admittedly, as America’s situation deteriorated and state governments begin to step up, I was reminded of the Victory Bonds that arose during World War 2.

Of course, any such bond would have to come with a bet - that we end up victorious.