Re: Defining the European Union

echarp — 2007-03-20 14:50:58+0100

On Tue, Mar 20, 2007 at 02:28:23PM +0100, eggy wrote:

> I think there are many ways to be a “POWER”. I believe the EU has much power > for diplomacy, such as trade sanctions etc. The NUKE emblem is useless, if one > country started it, the whole of us would be done for. The answer there is > total disarmament of all NUKES.

Not sure, nukes will probably never really go away.

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Just their immediate danger.

Eventually someone will discover that it is easier to have the possibility to create easily and quickly nukes, than to actually create and store them.

> It has also been shown (Iraq) that the local people can stand against a major > assault. The Swiss train everyone to use weapons safely. I believe that is the > best “total” defense.

Definitely!

It makes for more intelligent citizens, more active in their responsibilities.

> So don’t waste money on superior weapons. I also think the EU should command > NATO instead of the US. I realize NATO agreed to be “with” the US but that is > old needs. Russia is different now. The NATO country’s within the EU could > withdraw from the present NATO and be EUTO. That would also reduce the danger > of the radical “super power”.

Lion’s share, again :)