Why isn't every country allowed have nuclear bombs?
Just to get one point straight from the outset, I don't believe that any country should have nuclear capabilities. But if one country is allowed to have them, then surely every country should have the freedom to develop them.
Why do some countries have to sign UN agreements to abandon development, while others spend more and more on their nuclear arsenal?
It doesn't seem to make sense to me.
Anybody got some answers?
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Originally posted by RagnorakWell, throughout history militarily superior nations have had the upper hand in dictating these kinds of things.
Why isn't every country allowed have nuclear bombs?
Just to get one point straight from the outset, I don't believe that any country should have nuclear capabilities. But if one country is allowed to have them, then surely every country should have the freedom to develop them.
Why do some countries have to sign UN agreements to abandon development, ...[text shortened]... heir nuclear arsenal?
It doesn't seem to make sense to me.
Anybody got some answers?
D
Since when do these things (or anything in life) have to be fair?
They didn't sit down at the beginning of WW2 and count up the number of soldiers, tanks and planes to make sure it would be a fair fight.
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Originally posted by RagnorakThe Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)
Why isn't every country allowed have nuclear bombs?
Just to get one point straight from the outset, I don't believe that any country should have nuclear capabilities. But if one country is allowed to have them, then surely every coun ...[text shortened]... esn't seem to make sense to me.
Anybody got some answers?
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You can find a lot of information at:
http://www.fact-index.com/n/nu/nuclear_non_proliferation_treaty.html
The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) is a treaty, opened for signature on July 1 1968, to which the majority of states (188) are parties, restricting the possession of nuclear weapons to the US (signed 1968), UK (1968), France (1992), Russia (1968) and People's Republic of China (1992) (the five states which possessed nuclear weapons when the treaty was adopted, which are also the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.) These 5 NWS (Nuclear Weapons States) agree not to transfer nuclear weapons technology to other states, and the non-NWS state parties agree not to seek to develop nuclear weapons.