- 18 Apr 2021 18:25
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This is an excellent dissertation on why nukes are the great equalizers in present times. Was it not in the legends that "God made man, Sam Colt made them equal "? Is it a stretch to say, "God created nations, nukes made them equal?". How true it is, and for how long, no one knows; yet, undoubtedly, smaller, weaker nations are clearly seeing that nukes are the great equalizers.
Politics_Observer wrote:@Juin
Well, I tell you what, since Russia and the US started upgrading and modernizing their nuclear weapons Turkey has been talking about acquiring nuclear weapons and also citing the fact that Israel has them so why can't they have them too? With Turkey talking about getting nuclear weapons, Greece might follow. Pakistan and India have them and haven't directly fought each other since they both got them. North Korea has them. The point is, the major powers like Russia, the United States and China set the example and the tone for the rest of the world. These three countries have a leadership role to play and an example to set to the rest of the world. People take notice when the major, stronger powers like Russia and the U.S. do not respect the rights of smaller countries and don't engage in nuclear weapons reduction and disarmament.
China has nukes and has been threatening it's neighbors, when will those neighbors decide they need nukes to protect themselves? Australia can certainly build nukes if it wants to, I guarantee you that and they are not exactly thrilled about Chinese expansionism in the Pacific. So, with the "Big 3" not setting the example (Russia, US and China) on nuclear weapons, what will other countries do? Well, I'll tell you what they will do, they will go and develop their own nuclear weapons to protect themselves from bigger stronger countries.
They want their rights respected just like the "Big 3" want their rights respected. What gives right of the "Big 3" to violate the rights of the smaller countries? The "Big 3" do it all the time though and don't set the example on nuclear weapons proliferation and so others will seek to acquire those weapons to protect themselves and they are smart to do quite frankly speaking, given that world is governed by "might makes right" and "law of the jungle" rather than the genuine rule of law.
This is an excellent dissertation on why nukes are the great equalizers in present times. Was it not in the legends that "God made man, Sam Colt made them equal "? Is it a stretch to say, "God created nations, nukes made them equal?". How true it is, and for how long, no one knows; yet, undoubtedly, smaller, weaker nations are clearly seeing that nukes are the great equalizers.