Hello Alexander,

 LL>> JFK and Kruschev realized that nuclear weapons needed to be
 LL>> controlled, and limited.  Back then, only a small handful of
 LL>> countries had them. Today, even small countries have them.
 LL>> With many other countries able to make them.
 LL>> We should expand the START treaty, or the START II treaty, to
 LL>> include other countries besides the US and Russia.  Buth US
 LL>> President Trump and Russian President Putin can set an example
 LL>> for the world, in this regard.
 LL>> So why not call for a summit, with World Peace in mind?
 LL>> After all, it is World Peace Day.

 ak> In general, nuclear weapon is a weapon of defense.

Defense?  Against what?  Other nuclear weapons?  How many
times does one side have to nuke the other before the entire
world comes to an end?  You do realize the war after WWIII
will be fought with sticks and stones ...

 ak> Only one country planed not once to use nuclear weapon first, to prevent
 ak> others from getting nuclear weapon too, and you certainly know who.

It was not one country that planned to do such things.
Just one man - Harry S Truman.

FDR had Stalin had a much different plan.  They even discussed
it, possibly along with Winston Churchill.  The plan was for Russia
to assist the US in defeating Japan after Germany was taken care
of.

Both the US and Russia had been trying to develop atomic weapons.
It is not likely FDR would have authorized use of atomic bombs to
defeat Japan.  After the war, he most likely would have shared
the knowledge with Stalin, as most historians believe the two of
them had developed a personal friendship.

The United Nations was a goal both FDR and Stalin wanted to see
achieved.  Churchill was also invited to play a part.

Had FDR not died in office (April 1945) he likely would have
been named the first "President of the World" when the United
Nations came into existence.  With Josef Stalin being next in
line.  Churchill enjoyed his scotch far more then politics,
so probably would have remained home.

 ak> In my opinion, however, the fact that WW3 has not still happened after WW2
 ak> is due to nuclear weapon.

We will never know how close such a war never came.  And just
because it has not happened does not mean it never will.

"The war to end all wars" (WWI) was supposed to be the last war
mankind would ever fitht.  "It will be over by Christmas" - or so
people said.  So much for predictions.

WWI came to an end.  Nobody could have predicted how short a time
it would be before WWII.

New START is in effect until 2021.  Can be extended by 5 years,
if both parties agree.  Fewer nukes means a safer world for all.

Nobody needs, or wants, a new arms race.  Everybody loses in
that scenario.

--Lee

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