ilovecharts: -inlandwest …but you’re right, there’s probably no way we could cut that defense budget. This is a prime example of statistic abuse. Nuclear weapons are much much much more powerful than standard weaponry. In World War II, the total world nuclear arsenal was two. This is dated 1982, at which time the U.S. nuclear arsenal alone was approximately 22,000. There is no comparison. Plus the fact that this is sourced 30 years ago, and now the total world arsenal is down to around 19,000. Either learn history, learn to proportion things appropriately, or don’t freak out and get all political every time you see a graph. It’s pathetic.

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-inlandwest

…but you’re right, there’s probably no way we could cut that defense budget.

This is a prime example of statistic abuse. Nuclear weapons are much much much more powerful than standard weaponry. In World War II, the total world nuclear arsenal was two. This is dated 1982, at which time the U.S. nuclear arsenal alone was approximately 22,000. There is no comparison. Plus the fact that this is sourced 30 years ago, and now the total world arsenal is down to around 19,000.

Either learn history, learn to proportion things appropriately, or don’t freak out and get all political every time you see a graph. It’s pathetic.