Question: In 1862, during the US Civil War, Richard Gatling invented the Gatling gun, a rapid-fire, multi-barreled weapon. He hoped that the gun would demonstrate the folly of war and discourage large-scale war. He is quoted as saying, “It occurred to me that if I could invent a machine – a gun – which could by its rapidity of fire, enable one man to do as much battle duty as a hundred, that it would, to a large extent supersede the necessity of large armies, and consequently, exposure to battle and disease [would] be greatly diminished.”

Was he just calming himself that he was creating weapons of destruction with the certainty that if everyone had such weapons, we would be wary of entering into some kind of war? Or is there some grain in this?

Answer: There is a grain. All the developers of weapons still believe that they are doing some kind of good deed.

They just do not understand that egoism is at the base of nature. And until humanity gets to the point where it sees what remains behind it (mountains of corpses), it will make a lot of people unhappy.

Question: If everyone had nuclear weapons now, would it add to the danger? Or would it add to the danger of entering into conflicts? What more?

Answer: Yes, people would be afraid.

Question: Is it because of the global nature of nuclear war?

Answer: Because the end is clearly visible in front of them. Today, after all, nuclear weapons are not used. And why? Because it already exists on both sides. Therefore, there would be an instant response.

Question: Do you think it adds security when everyone has nuclear weapons?

Answer: I believe that the proliferation of nuclear weapons in normal countries, where it can be controlled, is the way to peace.

What else can you do? Today there are probably thirty countries with nuclear weapons. And now it is still relatively calm globally. They calm each other down, put pressure on each other, do something, hold some secret negotiations. Yet, we are still alive.

Question: Why is it safe? Is this the nature of fear?

Answer: Of course. Restriction is a very serious motivation. If I can get the same thing in return, and I know what it is, because I also have it, then it is already as if it does not exist. Imagine, about thirty countries have nuclear weapons, including Pakistan, Iran, and North Korea. And thanks to this, everything is calm.

Comment: Meaning, the completely headless ones also have it.

My Response: It seems to us that they are headless. No, no. When you have such a thing in your pocket, your head starts working out of fear.

Question: But they say, “fearless people,” “fearless man.” What is it? Is it not good when there is no fear in me at all?

Answer: It can be either a completely mentally ill person or one who thus wants to destroy the world: “After us, even the flood.”

But today, I think it cannot be. Because a whole group of people have to work to push the button in the end.

Comment: Yes, there is some kind of security system.

My Response: Yes. They themselves are interested in this. Nuclear weapons are becoming a threat, nothing more.

Question: What conclusion can be drawn from all this?

Answer: It is thanks to this that we are going the wrong way. But it is thanks to that, that we will come to the need to make the world different.

Question: Will we ever come to the need for disarmament or not?

Answer: I do not know how to say it. I do not think we will come to this by ourselves, but nature will bring us to it.
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From KabTV’s “News with Dr. Michael Laitman” 5/29/23

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