Will US-Russian nuclear treaty make the world safer?

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The US and Russian presidents have signed a nuclear arms treaty in Prague. Is it the right strategy?

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[The Ghost of Revolutions]

While I think this is more of a money saving scheme between Russia and the USA it can't hurt to have less nukes. Though both nations still have enough nukes to destroy the world.:(

[Nolan]

Not to any great extent, no.

[The Vegan Marxist]

I haven't been paying much attention to the Nuclear Arms Treaty lately, like I should be, but what exactly was the meeting for & what does the treaty offer particularly?

[The Ghost of Revolutions]

I haven't been paying much attention to the Nuclear Arms Treaty lately, like I should be, but what exactly was the meeting for & what does the treaty offer particularly?

Both countries have to keep there aresnals under 1,550. Limits delivery vehicles like bombers and submarines to under 700. It also limits other delivery systems by half.

[x371322]

At least it's something I guess. Though I don't really see how each country keeping 1550 nukes makes us much safer.

[Scary Monster]

Though I don't really see how each country keeping 1550 nukes makes us much safer.

lol true dat. This is just more political nonsense. Its like two people, who have guns pointing at the other, agreeing to take 15 bullets out of their cartridge, but they still have 15 more bullets in each of their cartridges- enough to blow each other away.

[RedSonRising]

The reduction in a specific number doesn't increase any material safety considering all of the weapons both countries have left over, but I think the diplomatic significance and more pacifistic symbolism helps the political climate in terms of Nuclear Weapons. The US is still in practice conducting an international imperialist war of course among other factors of violence that persist in spite of this light-change policy, but I like to think that it sends a message of non-nuclear-minded intentions in future geo-political decision-making.

[x371322]

Its like two people, who have guns pointing at the other, agreeing to take 15 bullets out of their cartridge, but they still have 15 more bullets in each of their cartridges- enough to blow each other away.

Exactly. That's a perfect analogy.

[piet11111]

I do not like this as a reduced number of ICBM's in Russia's arsenal means that the USA's ABM-shields chances of success increases.

Mutually assured destruction like it or not has been the cornerstone of decades of relative peace and by undermining it chances of a big war can only increase.

Shame that we need such a sword of Damocles hanging above our heads to make us behave.