From: "Phil Payne" 

> The problem with everyone having nukes is that as some less stable states
> fall, there is a huge chance of them selling nukes to anyone with money,
> that would be bad because there is no accountability (you can't strike
back
> with nukes) for their use if owned by a non-state. MAD doesn't apply
unless
> they are state owned/controlled. That's where the fear of the spread of
> nukes originates.

Nukes have a very short shelf life.  You can't "sell" or
"buy" nukes - you need huge operations to keep them operable.

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