The "torture to counter a nuke explosion" argument is so ubiquitous inside the beltway that it can be attributed to every single person who has intelligently discussed the topic on either side of the issue.
If you go down that path you then have to accept every abomination that torture has to offer to every man woman and child no matter what the scenario. The slippery slope is slick with blood.

Bumper sticker on my car:

(yellow ribbon) support our torture?