User blog comment:Callumthered/Why always Nukes?/@comment-4612798-20120127090049

I think nukes are always inevitable because once you get empire level countries, and a devastating and total war conflict like WWI, then people are going to start looking for ways of winning quicker without killing half of your own men. Aeroplane bombers are one step towards it but aren't '1 hit-win' super weapons. Nukes are just the 'simplest' version of one of those weapons. Plus... if your scientists know what goes on in an atom, it won't be long before they start to wonder what'll happen if they take the atom apart...