Nuclear weapons regret

Jul 2, 2025
Jul 2, 2025
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Editor,

Julia Lutch wanted to remind Libby Traubman that Albert Einstein believed the United States should be allowed to possess nuclear weapons while others should not.

(3) comments

Mike Caggiano Jul 3, 2025 7:58am

Dirk, I think it would be advisable to the State of Israel to actually JOIN the Non-proliferation Treaty themselves instead of deciding on their own who's good and who's bad, so to speak. Iran actually DID join the treaty and was attacked anyway, by duplicitous means (two Pearl Harbor styled actions). Who gets to decide? Why not the UN Security Council and not just one or two self-appointed 'SHERIFFS"?

Dirk van Ulden Jul 3, 2025 8:41am

Mike - you make excellent points. The difference is that the two SHERIFFS, in their capacity of being heads of state, have been threatened with death for years by the Iranian leadership. The UN and its Security Council have been totally inept at curtailing those threats. The Iranian regime has been violating the provisions of every and each treaty, specifically regarding their nuclear program activity. I am not a fan of Netanyahu and his regime either but I do trust ours, even if there were an ulterior motive to send Iran a clear message. It seems to be working out, so far.

Dirk van Ulden Jul 2, 2025 10:21am

Mr./Ms. Chang - "but to remind ourselves of the humility and moral reckoning that should accompany any discussion of nuclear weapons". Isn't that exactly what our Presidents have done since 1945? The last obliteration in Iran happened because humility and morality were completely absent in Tehran. We have not had a nuclear bomb strike since 1945. Einstein was rightly concerned about nuclear proliferation and based on observations during my life since 1943, world leaders have shown constraint or took preventative action to keep some Middle East rogue potentates from acquiring these weapons. With all due respect, Einstein did not suggest an alternative to ending the war against Japan; he was safely ensconced at Princeton.

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