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Old 12-10-14, 01:38 PM   #2
ikalugin
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Originally Posted by Dread Knot View Post
No. But I haven't seen one fired in anger in quite some time. They are also subject to some stringent treaties regarding their numbers and testing.

When it comes to treaties, the US is a signatory to the UN convention against torture which puts us in a sticky spot.
Hence why I argue either for banning it (torture, and more importantly - enforcing this ban) or regulating it.

You would note that PRC and Central Asia states (and others, including USSR and it's successor - Russia) signed the very same convention. It isn't working.
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