All Weapons on Earth Should be Destroyed

The Potential End “Also I would like to point up that the nuclear build up is what prevented the Cold War from tuning into a Hot War. Through a policy and situation known as Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) [1] we kept each other at bay through threat of destruction. It is arguable that without nuclear weapons we would have gone to war with the USSR.” This is to ignore the imminent threat nuclear weapons posed in the sense that widespread devastation will ensue if either side felt threatened. The Berlin Standoff in 1961 [1] is a great example of how close either side was to ordering fire on the enemy. The Standoff demonstrates that the weapons were not only used as a deterrent (for M.A.D), but they were armed and ready to blow each other to bits. Another example [2] shows how desperate the U.S was to rid the USSR of nuclear weapons. Would they be so desperate to remove the nuclear arms facility if they thought the USSR was creating weapons as a deterrent? Police Brutality “Taking away handguns from the police will not stop police brutality” I never argued this, rather, I argued that if we continue to have police then there will be brutality. To counteract this, by ingraining a true resentment of crime within people, there would be no requirement for police, hence no potential for police brutality. You have not addressed the aspect of my argument which argues that there will be rouge police officers or police officers incapable of enforcing the law legally (i.e. beating someone to death because he/she looked at the officer in a crude way). This exposes the insufficiency of the current legal system: people enforcing the law can (potentially, as some bad officers are caught) get away with illegal activity. To conclude on this point, my proposal of ‘ridding the world of a violent mentality’ is more efficient than employing police officers. RE: Now to address your "teaching children" idea: “1) If teaching children to detest crime was so effective why do we still have crime?” They have not done so to the extent I proposed. I proposed an extent similar to that of patriotism which has people celebrating the illegal death (breaking international law) of a “terrorist” [3]. Many, many citizens of the U.S.A celebrated the death of another man, an event of which is not replicated ever at a court conviction. “2) Children are taught to detest and fear crime through the prison system and (hopefully) good parenting” Again, not to the extent I proposed. “3) Most crimes stem from poverty [2] or broken family units, you can't teach these things away” Perhaps, but the government could teach its people how to legally react to these situations. The government could offer classes or support on how to avoid or escape poverty. Alternatively, an exaggerated (compared to today’s) welfare system could be implemented in order to eliminate poverty. There are ways around this problem. “4) We do scorn criminals by jailing them” Not to the extent I proposed. “There is no way to prevent people from committing violent acts, if there was then we would have found it by now and implemented it.” How is it an absolute that “if there was [a solution] then we would have found it by now”? Inventions are made every day, new theories designed incessantly too. Please explain how you reached this conclusion. I reiterate: encourage people to detest crime in a fervent way, similar to that of patriotism, rather than the comparatively apathetic response currently ingrained within us (i.e. there is nothing worse than committing a crime). Weapons are Tools “How would people hunt without weapons? Hunting is still a source of food for parts of the Third World”. Synthetic nutrients are becoming on-par with real foods, and are expected to surpass real foods within the near future [4]. Vitamin tablets, for example, could be exported to these Third World countries. I’ll ignore the animal morality component of hunting as that in itself is another debate. “Where would man be if we couldn't hunt?” This is not a debate about ‘what happened in the past?’; it is an debate about ‘what are we going to do now?’ “Weapons are also used for sport such as in bow shooting.” Bow shooting is not a necessity. Playing this sport, in my propounded, new world structure, would put everyone’s life at risk. “The weapon is what put man above the rest of the animals in the world, you can't just take it away from him. Man invented weapons as a tool, they are a strong part of our history and our personality.” So we should continue using weapons because we always have? This is simply not practical as it serves no purpose other than tradition. If we want to remind ourselves of our primitive ways, a museum would suffice.New argument: The creation of weapons costs large amounts of resources For this argument, I have no better example than the American military budget. In 2011, the American military budget exceeded $1.5 Billion [5]. In comparison to my proposed solution, this is an enormous waste of money and human resources (military officials). Furthermore, this does not include other expenditure, such as the funding of the counter-terrorism agency (FBI). These wastes can be avoided.“Other weapons” Weapons, by your definition, are designed to cause harm. In my proposed solution(s), there is no need for causing harm to each other. You criticized me for not addressing other weapons besides nuclear weapons: “While nuclear weapons are quite destructive and frightening the resolution reads that ALL weapons on Earth should be destroyed”. I only wanted to make a case against nuclear weapons as, with a single statement, I cannot refute the need for every weapon. I need to specifically refer to and dismiss each weapon one at a time. Therefore, I was not avoiding the resolution, I was merely remaining pragmatic. Furthermore, in my proposed governmental structure, there will be no need for (any) weapons in the long term (international arms reduction will take time). [1] http://en.wikipedia.org... [2] http://en.wikipedia.org... [3] http://abcnews.go.com... [4] http://store.druckerlabs.com...[5]http://en.wikipedia.org...