Myth Busting Nuclear weapons: cause harm now – suicidal risk for humanity

Myth Busting Nuclear weapons: cause harm now – suicidal risk for humanity Myth Busting Nuclear weapons: cause harm now – suicidal risk for humanity Dr Philip Webber philw@sgr.org.uk mailto:philw@sgr.org.uk Nuclear deterrence – a delusion Proposition: Nuclear deterrence has been keepi. [...] Nuclear threat makes crises more risky o We’ve been lucky – so far o NW are no ‘umbrella’ – an unstoppable mega death threat o Ukraine war & Gaza bombardment taking place under this threat Nuclear deterrence – a delusion Proposition: Nuclear deterrence has been keeping us ‘safe for over 70 years’ or ‘works every day to keep us ‘safe’; ‘nuclear umbrella’ Rebuttals: o It is a very Western-Power-. [...] UK approach • UK military strategy now more nuclear weapon focused – breaching NPT • Only 2 out of 4 nuclear Vanguard subs working - 6 month undersea nuclear patrols – serious problems • Preparations for return of US nuclear weapons (B61-B drop bombs) to Lakenheath USAF ‘surety’ staffing planned for 2024 • so-called ‘tactical’ nuclear weapons in Europe & Belarus dangerous and at the same time usel. [...] Global nuclear war: 2000 – 4000 warheads - mainly USA & Russia Hundreds of millions to over a billion killed and injured Radioactive fallout over large areas - especially from nuclear reactors Even worse long term nuclear winter, ozone destruction, ecocide ‘civilisation’ at risk UK nuclear weapons One UK submarine carries at least 40 Trident warheads At least 4 million fatalities a. [...] Why do the nuclear states keep unusable and militarily useless nuclear weapons? o To deter the other nuclear armed states… o Power.