For Clarke, the damage from nuclear use would create more trouble than it was worth. He cannot envisage wanting to use a nuclear weapon. Nuclear weapons already draw attention away from conventional deterrence, the field he has spent years studying. Using one would overshadow that work further.
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Conventional deterrence and objections to nuclear use
A personal objection to nuclear use combines concern about damage with the neglect of conventional deterrence.