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China urges largest nuclear states to negotiate a 'no-first-use' treaty (www.reuters.com)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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"Nuclear-weapon states should negotiate and conclude a treaty on no-first-use of nuclear weapons against each other or make a political statement in this regard," Sun said.

China and India are currently the only two nuclear powers to formally maintain a no first use policy. Russia and the United States have the world's biggest nuclear arsenals.

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[–] [email protected] 37 points 8 months ago (9 children)

The French will never agree.

Their stance has always been, if France is threatened we will use every weapon in our arsenal.

They do not have end the world stocks of nukes like the US or Russia so their attitude is, "Fuck with us and we will end you."

[–] [email protected] 18 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (6 children)

They do not have end the world stocks

I think you overestimate how many nukes it would take to cause the end of the world. Unless you mean "every piece of land is a radioactive wasteland" end of the world.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Radioactive contamination is basically a non concern. Potential massive climatic effects and logistics collapse on the other hand, are.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Yes, France has enough nukes to cause a nuclear winter several times over. And yes, while radioactivity levels drop rapidly, I meant it in the context of "every single piece of land is nuked and turned into a radioactive wasteland where you wouldnt want to be. Which is a concern because who wants to glow in the dark, right?".

Not sure France has enough nukes to literally hit every square inch of the planet in one go.

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