US plans to use nuclear weapons against terrorism.
 

Well, the topic is a bit hard but you could read in the newspaper today that the US plans t use nuclear weapons in certain situations. They try to calm down telling that this is only "theory". However, the level to start sing nuclear weapons has dramatically sunk.
That won't help to stop terrorism or war. You can be sre that here will be a back-stroke. Actio=reactio as someone said some years ago...

I read somewhere they threatened Iraq with nuclear weapons in case they attack us.

I sware... This whole planet is going to be blowed to hell by the moves of a few short minded men.

coincidentally, I was reading an article where scientists believe close to 100,000 cancer related deaths over the last decade were due to nuclear testing....

So ... we nuke a hundred terrorists to potentially save the lives of a few thousand Americans - only to kill 1000% more by our own hands.

I love irony.

Who is "us"? The US or Israel?

Arms race started again... Russia and China surely won't only watch US doing this...
And well, drop nuclear bomb on Iraq and you will get the bill...Nuclear strike will involve the whole world. The radioactivity won't stop in Iraq's border...

Cold War Part Two

*sighs

Time to start building my rocketship

starship? Thats so 60's ... transdimensional wormhole hopping is where its all at nowadays. You gotta keep up on the times bro. Next thing ya know, you'll be telling us how your still using vb 223b. ;)

hahahahaha...that's a good one Reeve :D

From what I understand, these are not full-fledged nuclear weapons. These are tactical nuclear weapons they are talking about. And while still deadly, and radioactive, they are not comparable to Hiroshima, Nagasaki, or any of today's standard ICBM's or other nuclear weapons. I believe they call these "FROGS"...But I forget the name of them....It's the term that was used during the Cuban Missile Crisis... :)

Israel.

Chill out, everyone. This isn't news.

America, China, Russia, and every other nuke-capable country has contingency plans against a myraid of other countries. It's all part of being prepared in case of even the most unforeseeable situations.

Would it surprise you to learn that the US probably also has plans against Israel and France and Germany -- even though they're all allies? All countries do it just in case.

As for the tactical nukes (smaller ones that might be used in battle), I believe -- just as the big nukes have been -- that their existence is used primarily as a deterrent. Many countries who aren't now afraid to start little skirmishes with the US might think twice if they knew we had it in us to use nukes against their troops.

Anyway, the point is: Yeah, it might happen, but it probably won't. All in all, it isn't the US you should be worried about.