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This type of thinking ignores the positive effects that guns have. There's no question that there are the positive effects of self-defense and even if we take the lowball figures for defensive gun uses, the positive uses far outweigh the deaths from guns.
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Can you give me any source on this?
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Here's one to get you started.
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None of this changes what I said, which is that there is no way to use a nuclear weapon, offensively or defensively, that does not affect innocent third parties. This is inherent in the nature of a nuclear weapon.
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The power of the nuclear weapon is in its
potential damage. You use it by not using it. You can prevent a force from attacking you without a single life going to waste - this makes it a very good defensive weapon.
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The power of a nuke is in its ability to deter, yes. But the power of the deterrence is reduced if you demonstrate no willingness to use it. And that one single use is a crime against innocent people. So while you may be saving lives, you are threatening other lives to do so.