[courseofaction]

Because you don't even give someone else the chance to not build a weapon.

[konschubert]

well, there are mutual disarmament treaties. Like the ones that are being cancelled by russia right now.

[courseofaction]

Worldwide militarism is a problem, it's a shame that governments still see force as a legitimate means of policy, and investment in force capabilities rather than mutually beneficial peaceful ones. Such waste, such idiocy.

Perhaps our new AI overlords will be wiser

[ailef]

Or the ones canceled by the US, like the ABM and the INF treaties with Bush and Trump.

[hardware2win]

Ukraine decided to trust others and disarmed (nuclear). 2-3 decades passed and they have to fight for their lifes