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Nuclear deterrence

Nuclear weapons deter war.  A statement that gets used a lot, is it true though? At best it is questionable, at worst its an outright falsehood. The fact that the powers that be have been using nuclear weapons in the form of Depleted Uranium : cannon shot the size of most peoples forearms made totally from uranium, that explodes on impact, penetrating artillery, tanks, buildings and troop transports, making anything it hits explode, leaving an aftermath of radioactive dust that causes death and radiation poisoning: since before the first Gulf War and in every conflict onwards, in my opinion, nullifies that statement. ' Whooaa there ,' I hear those amongst you who support nuclear detterence declare. ' What about the prolonged peace between NATO and the USSR? ' Ok, let's explore that, the theory goes, after WW2 if we didn't have nukes; then Russia invades the whole of Europe. In the face of two world wars, the second wiping 20,000,000 Russians off the pl