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by lukan 870 days ago
Why?

Most nukes are underground, so most of the fallout would be contained. And the result would be a world not fearing anymore for accidental or intentionally nuclear anhilation.

So most would consider that supervillain a super hero.
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exe34 870 days ago
It would work if the villain sells conventional weapons - we've been itching for a conventional world war for a while now, and nukes are the only reason we've not been able to.
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lukan 870 days ago
Since it seems, we are heading there anyway, I would feel safer with the bombs out of the way.
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exe34 870 days ago
No, the nukes in the hands of superpowers are the only reason we have had peace for so long.
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lukan 870 days ago
Peace? You mean there was no world war, but there were and are plenty of wars going on all the time. Also it is quite a risky bet, to assume all the actors will remain rational.
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exe34 869 days ago
The only two actors capable of inflicting gigadeath are still the US and Russia. Both of them are ultimately run by oligarchs who want to remain alive, and have a population to lord over.

The actors who are genuinely irrational don't really have the number of nukes to do more than cause ~megadeath. This sort of thing would only happen once and then the actors would cease to exist.

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WilTimSon 870 days ago
That does actually sound like a good plot - do something ostensibly "villainous" by stripping countries of their beloved nukes, but be hailed a hero for it. As in, it would be an actually smart way for a villain to rehabilitate their image. And then, you know, 10 years down the line they could build their own super-weapon, perhaps. This is why I'm not a screenwriter.
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