It is complete nihilism to propose laying down arms in a world where atom bombs are around. It is very simple: there is no way of achieving peace other than with weapons.
In so far as a scientific statement speaks about reality, it must be falsifiable: and in so far as it is not falsifiable, it does not speak about reality.
We all have an unscientific weakness for being always in the right, and this weakness seems to be particularly common among professional and amateur politicians.
He who decides one day that scientific statements do not call for any further test and that they can be regarded as finally verified retires from the game.
