But lets come back to the purpose of Nuclear Weapons serve Nuclear Powers have to date never attacked each other the aim of deterrence is to prevent these weapons from being used and thats worked so far hasnt it. Weve been lucky so far. But weve had some close calls. There were many situations also during the cold war when Nuclear Weapons were almost deployed. I remember one example russian duty officer Stanislav Petroff who died recently was monitoring Early Warning satellites over the u. S. When the alarms went off. It looked like a Nuclear First strike by the americans. If there were immediate calls for a retaliatory attack. But petroff breached protocol and didnt report to his superiors he said lets wait for a second verification and that probably saved our lives and. Yes the risks are high but what is the alternative there is also the view that Nuclear Deterrence ensured peace in europe for seventy two years with the exception of the balkan conflict is that not a valid argument i
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Hello and welcome im peter told me youre watching the news hour live from my headquarters here in doha coming up in the next sixty minutes. Hes fine but. In his home. South african president jacob zuma confirms Robert Mugabe is a house arrest after the army seize power in zimbabwe. I mean how do we stay in harare where dramatic. Waiting to hear whats going to happen to president Robert Mugabe and his wife grace. An act of aggression lebanons president says nothing justifies the detention of the Prime Minister. In saudi arabia. And an expedition to the french alps where disappearing lacey is a seen as a major indicator of Climate Change. Im sorry if small have all the days sport including really have claimed their play for next years world cup finals they dont do it three won in the second like their intercontinental player. Zimbabwes president Robert Mugabe is under house arrest after the army took control of the country the takeover is a coup the South African president jacob zuma has