Article: So what? (use of nuclear weapons is deemed illegal)(Column)

Nuclear weapons will continue to exist and they are likely to be used--politically if not militarily--regardless of the World Court's advisory opinion.

That's because weapons technology is widely available; the power of the weapons is seductive; it is not currently possible to verify a total ban of nuclear weapons; and some national leaders have demonstrated a willingness to use weapons of mass destruction.

The technology for nuclear weapons is easier to acquire now than in the past because of the availability of useful information in university courses, in the open literature, and from the worldwide increase in the numbers of technical personnel with ...

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