Why Nuclear Weapons Are Rarely Used

If nuclear weapons exist, why are they almost never used? Because nuclear

weapons are not normal weapons. They are not designed to win wars. They are designed

to prevent them. A nuclear weapon doesn’t defeat an army or capture territory.

It threatens something much bigger: total destruction. The moment one is used,

retaliation becomes almost inevitable. And retaliation doesn’t stop at one strike.

It escalates, rapidly, uncontrollably. This idea is called Mutually Assured

Destruction. If I use a nuclear weapon, I guarantee my own destruction in return.

There is no victory. Only loss, on every side. That’s why even the most powerful