I was walking about my campus today, and saw some people registering students to vote/join the student Republican party. Now, I know full well that they are not there to debate...but I just had this nagging question, and I wanted to hear what they had to say.
So I walk over and ask if they would mind sharing their opinions - "What do you think about Bush supporting American development of new Nuclear weapons?"

One guy immediately says "If you are for unilateral disarm, it didnt work in the '80s and it wont work now!" and went back to handing out his fliers.
The other gent standing at the table said he didnt want to debate, and I told him i was just interested in hearing his opinion. He said that America has to defend itself, and its ok for us to have Nuclear weapons, but not for states like N. Korea, Iran, and *gasp* Iraq to have them. I didnt really think this made sense, and I guess he could tell...so he went on to say "I dont think its really that big of a deal."

I think Reg had/has a quote in his signiture about people believing a lie if its big enough and crammed down their throats enough...and this really drove that home for me.
Also, I just cant understand a person thinking that Nuclear proliferation is simply "not that big of a deal."

So maybe im overreacting, thats the purpose of this thread. Id like to know what you think. Not of Bush(specifically), not of Kerry. Dont tell me about WOMD in Iraq. I just want to know what you think of Nuclear Proliferation: IS it a big deal? Should any nation pursue the development of NEW Nuclear weapons? And finally, do you think any situation calls for the use of a Nuclear Weapon?