The concept was introduced to enable effective self defence against a citizens own government. Logically this would require access to the same or better technology than the government's own military; including nuclear deterrence. If a weapon is too extreme for a group of private citizens to posses, a government shouldn't posses it either.
Tyrants aren't afraid of shotguns. That's why you can own one in England. 2nd is about deterrence. You want to be so dangerous you don't have to use them. IE nukes and how they gave us the greatest era of peace in history.
The concept was introduced to enable effective self defence against a citizens own government. Logically this would require access to the same or better technology than the government's own military; including nuclear deterrence. If a weapon is too extreme for a group of private citizens to posses, a government shouldn't posses it either.
Tyrants aren't afraid of shotguns. That's why you can own one in England. 2nd is about deterrence. You want to be so dangerous you don't have to use them. IE nukes and how they gave us the greatest era of peace in history.
Especially, the government should be precluded from having it ....