Topic: We should fight for the abolition of nuclear weapons
Anyone remotely familiar with the game theory knows that nuclear disarmament is not probable given the actors' preferences and risks. We should concentrate our efforts on regulating the existing arsenals and stopping proliferation instead.
Arms races which result from the presence of nuclear weapons increase danger as states are more likely to entrust nukes to less experienced military personnel and have more difficulty tracking them.
as it is becoming increasingly obvious that they are too dangerous to keep. they cause devastating destruction and in the wrong hands could cause the end of the world.
As long as nuclear weapons exist people will confuse missile-like objects in the sky for nukes, which causes massive public terrors that are very bad for states and individual people.
as long as nuclear weapons exist, the entire world has to worry about nations deciding to fire them at another or terrorists getting hold of them and causing disaster
as song as other nations have nuclear weapons we must not surrender our own
Because nuclear weapons kill indiscriminately and inevitably harm civilians, they can never be used as a legitimate or just weapon of war.
Because of the risk of mutually assured destruction, no nations will ever use nuclear weapons unless they are absolutely necessary, meaning that there is no need to abolish them.
Because warfare is shifting towards cyber-war and small scale targeted killings, it is highly unlikely that we need to fear a nuclear weapon being used, and so abolishing them will likely have no impact.
Both private and public jobs would be lost if we abolished nuclear weapons, hurting the economy.
Building anti-missile defense in foreign states increases tension among all neighboring nuclear states who see it as a direct attack on them.
by doing away with nuclear weapons, we can make the world safer from war and accidental explosions.
by having nuclear weapons the world has managed to avoid a major war. they act as an insurance policy.
by ridding the world of nuclear weapons we do not have to worry about nuclear accidents or mistakes.
Chekhov's gun will surely be fired in the third act; nuclear weapons will surely be used in a nuclear war.
Countries are unlikely to listen to anti-nuclear weapons advocates, making this sort of advocacy useless.
countries that abolish nuclear weapons will leave themselves defenseless to the countries that refuse to.
countries with nuclear weapons are better able to  defend themselves than countries without.
Creating an industry out of nuclear technology also helps create nuclear energy plants, which reduce pollution and increase access to cheap energy.
Current nuclear treaties make the harms of possessing nuclear weapons incredibly small and easily manageable.
Democratic polling has shown that the majority of people in the world want nuclear weapon abolition - states should fulfill the desires of their people by fighting for it.
Destroying nuclear bombs would work to a nations disadvantage because  they will be vulnerable to attacks