Instigator / Con
14
1417
rating
158
debates
32.59%
won
Topic
#2251

Resolved: All nations should have a right to nuclear weapons

Status
Finished

The debate is finished. The distribution of the voting points and the winner are presented below.

Winner & statistics
Better arguments
6
3
Better sources
4
2
Better legibility
2
2
Better conduct
2
2

After 2 votes and with 5 points ahead, the winner is...

seldiora
Parameters
Publication date
Last updated date
Type
Standard
Number of rounds
3
Time for argument
Two days
Max argument characters
10,000
Voting period
Two weeks
Point system
Multiple criterions
Voting system
Open
Contender / Pro
9
1468
rating
6
debates
33.33%
won
Description

"nation": a territorial division containing a body of people of one or more nationalities and usually characterized by relatively large size and independent status, with defined borders accepted by the majority of the international community

nuclear bomb: explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission (fission bomb) or from a combination of fission and fusion reactions (thermonuclear bomb)

"a right to": something to which one has a just claim

burden of proof is shared

Skimmed a little.

32 broken arrows does not seem to imply they were all detonated (as per the source). Con however missed this.

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@seldiora

Thanks for the thought in your second round, my mistake though, still getting used to site.

Also apologies for my second round being a bit. . Villainous? Insane?
Just the way that it worked out.

Note, nothing Lemming says in comments should be used against him in voting process.

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@seldiora

I don't think your stance is that 'no countries should possess nuclear weapons though, is it?

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@Lemming

You could make that case. But it’s still tough to overcome the ban, and agreeing on specific countries holding power is tough

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@seldiora

Darn, I thought I was Con somehow. . .
Well, finish what you start I suppose.

Hm, clarification on 'right?
One could say all Americans have a right to guns, but what's meant by that is Americans who aren't mentally crazed, Americans who don't have a criminals past banning them from guns.
So if I made the argument that all nations had the right to nuclear weapons, but then clarified it by countries of significant power or trust, would that meet your title of,
All nations should have a 'right to nuclear weapons?

If not, I'll go the every country has a right to nuclear weapons route, never mind their past or present,
But then make my arguments based on those countries not having a right to exist or that nuclear weapons should be allowed to all, never mind their past or present, in order to achieve some sort of objective.