Were nuclear weapons a mistake? should scientists have never

so far it's worked out pretty good

>>1526191
They've worked well as a deterrent so far, but then again people thought the same thing about machine guns prior to WW1.

>>1526191
Yes and yes but you could argue their development was inevitable as the threat of only one power having them was too great
>>1526375
>They've worked well as a deterrent so far
As a deterrent for what? Themselves? Hurray. For war? Haha no. They just stop major powers from duking it out in big, bloody, conclusive wars. Instead we just get an endless series of proxy wars, yay thanks nukes

>>1527466
>They just stop major powers from duking it out in big, bloody, conclusive wars.
Yeah it's pretty good m8. Proxy wars in second-tier countries we can manage

>>1527466
>1527466
>They just stop major powers from duking it out in big, bloody, conclusive wars.

Yes this is a very good thing