Normalizing the unthinkable

The only nation I know of that is considering the absurdity of nuclear weapon use in everyday tactics is the US. Maybe other nations are too, and I’ve just missed it. After all, I’m just a regular guy who’s being told how and what to think.

That being said, I am aware of the hoards of terrorists who fantasize about dirty bombs. And yes, I agree that’s a potential threat. But us ‘good guys’ seem to be the only mainstream rough-and-ready cowboys who are openly talking up rolling out the ultimate flamethrowers. The same good guys who have thousands of state-owned strategic nuclear weapons tucked away all around the world.

From one of the article’s links:

Goldfein, who is the Air Force’s top officer and a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is asking his force to think about new ways that nuclear weapons could be used for deterrence, or even combat.

“The world is a dangerous place and we’ve got folks that are talking openly about use of nuclear weapons,” he said. “It’s no longer a bipolar world where it’s just us and the Soviet Union. We’ve got other players out there who have nuclear capability. It’s never been more important to make sure that we get this mission right.”

Right.