Discuss “Second installment of campus nuclear policy survey”

Nuclear weapons have typically been used in deterring a nation, also in possession of nuclear weapons, from using them. Historically, deterrence has been very successful in preventing the usage of nuclear weapons, but hardly successful in preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries. From the political standpoint, the threat of nuclear force can be a convincing bargaining chip; however, their justification becomes a much more difficult argument because the practical uses of nuclear weapons are few when compared to what can be accomplished with conventional weapons. Many say history has revealed that possessing these great weapons neither prevents disastrous wars nor does it guarantee victory. What contingencies could arise where...