• Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    3 months ago

    The same could be said about nukes. You hope they’re never needed, but the fact that they’re there helps keep things in check.

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      3 months ago

      Does it really though? It certainly doesn’t level the playing field between those who have nukes and those who gave them up to get a guarantee of sovereignty…

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          3 months ago

          The military has drones though, that can used against the population at any time. How do you defend against that with arms from the civilian market? Or just tanks.