"Why unsettling Kevin? The USA, UK, Russia, China, France, India, Pakistan, Israel and North Korea all have nuclear weapons they claim as being defensive deterrents. There would of course be no point in any country having such a deterrent if the leadership of any of those country's stated that he or she would never use them. The deterrent effect of holding such weapons comes with fostering the undoubted belief in the minds, rational and thinking of any potential enemy that those weapons would be used."
Which totally negates any opposition to Iran, North Korea or any other state having these filthy killing machines - why should they be left defenceless to potential em]emis of their systems.
The only country that has ever approached actually using them on a nation is th United States - also the major culprit in interfering in the policies of other states by sending in invading armies - 15 years-worth of dropping bombs, carcinogenic chemicals and burning petrol on the people of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia
Isn't it long overdue that these filthy weapons were recognised for what they truly are - a threat to all mankind.
I used to believe that no sane nature would ever use them - buut now we have Trump and Isis - two sides of the same coin
Jim Carroll