In David Mitchell's book "Ghostwritten," a character named John highlights a striking hypocrisy in the way nations discuss their nuclear arsenals. He points out that countries refer to their own nuclear capabilities as 'sovereign nuclear deterrents', which has a connotation of legitimacy and self-defense. In contrast, they label the nuclear weapons possessed by other nations as 'weapons of mass destruction', implying illegitimacy and danger. This reflects a bias in international relations...