It's credible without the citation. People are dumb / mendacious / impulsive. The more weapons, and the bigger the weapons, the greater the consequences of any dumbness, mendacity or impulse (viz the man-on-the-street's 9/12 "glass Mecca!" rants from the USA).
This risk is independent of any deterrent effect.
A weak deterrent and a high risk combine to make the possession of a deterrent more dangerous than not having it. Especially if you could have spent the billions on something more useful.
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Re: An armed society is a polite society
Date: 2007-03-16 02:28 pm (UTC)This risk is independent of any deterrent effect.
A weak deterrent and a high risk combine to make the possession of a deterrent more dangerous than not having it. Especially if you could have spent the billions on something more useful.