The USSR had a policy of no first use because it served their propaganda purposes and convinced western stooges that the Soviets were morally superior to us, this after exterminating 20+ million of their own people. No first use cost them nothing, gained the admiration of weak-minded individuals, and, most importantly, could be discarded any time they saw fit to attack.

The level of historical and political sophistication on /. is appalling. I expect and excuse this stuff from high school freshmen, not from educated adults.