Nuclear weapons are the only things that stop countries from going to war. They're why we don't have world wars any more. I think that's a big plus for nukes!
we did at least relatively okay with nuclear weapons? I notice that there are a whole lot less of them now than there were, nobody has used any, and several countries under extreme pressure still haven't developed them (taiwan, japan, south korea, armenia, venezuela, syria)
Not trying to refute your point, nor even argue that we need a bunch of nuclear weapons; but nukes have a shelf life. They have to be maintained / reconditioned periodically.
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