Question

In Stanley Kubrik’s classic satirical film, Doctor Strangelove, a nuclear-armed, American bomber is on its way to bomb the Soviet Union and cannot be recalled. Upon learning this, the Russian ambassador is forced to reveal to the Americans that the Soviets have built a doomsday machine—a machine that will automatically detonate enough nuclear weapons to destroy the earth if Russia is attacked or if anyone tries to disarm the doomsday device. Such doomsday devices were indeed discussed by policymakers during the height of the Cold War. Explain why such devices might have some appeal in terms of commitment problems.

Answer 1

These type of devices are very dangerous because it will destroy the whole world in a matter of hours. One important pro of this device is that no country will try to harm other country as they are afraid that they may also get destroyed if anything goes wrong. One important thing that policy makers and Governments are forgetting is that if some sociopaths and terrorists come to know about these type of device locations than they will just try to create chaos.

The only advantage of these devices is that countries will not enter into cold wars but they try to cheat each other by trying to disarm that using some research. Power always create chaos as everyone want to rule others. Policymakers and Governments should avoid these type of devices and try to stop cold war with peace making.