Are Nuclear Weapons Good for Security?
Nuclear weapons, or any other weapon, cannot bring about security. Weapons constitute a source of income, and they continue to fuel wars and serve the greed of economic military elites and their need for power. Will Israel, in order to maintain its superiority in the region, attack every country that enters the nuclear armament race? Will it attack Jordan, Egypt, Turkey, or Iran? How many countries can we attack and until when? Attacking neighboring countries, which are developing nuclear technology not only does not contribute to security but it also undermines it and increases tension and fear. War is only one of the evils of militarism, and it does not end on the battlefield, but requires a ‘war system’: “On the national level it is in fact a scheme that requires ambition, practice, and placing society in a continuous state of readiness, while creating a system of values and beliefs that recognizes the use of military power as an appropriate solution for problems and for attaining p
