Nuclear Weapons Proliferation
The cluster discusses countries possessing or pursuing nuclear weapons, proliferation concerns especially for nations like Iran, and historical examples such as South Africa dismantling its program.
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Underdogs with nuclear weapons?
What does your last paragraph mean? Many countries already have nukes but this one should not?
US isn't the only player with nukes though.
South Africa, Brazil, and Pakistan all already have nuclear power. South Africa and Pakistan even developed nuclear weapons, though SA gave theirs up just before they ended apartheid. IMO the proliferation concerns are a little irrational and overblown, so if we're positing a counterfactual where US policy wasn't governed by an irrational fear of nuclear technology, I think it's fair to assume this would change as well.
Unfortunately most of those countries have nukes
There aren't very many nuclear-weaponized countries in the world right now. Otherwise, the whole Iran Nuclear Deal issue would've been moot. Even Russia won't hand over nukes to Iran.
No other country has attacked a country which has nukes. So that can be seen as an upside.
A source worth reading: https://www.wagingpeace.org/why-nations-go-nuclear/
Thats because they have friends with nukes (or thought they did).
France and the UK have nukeshttps://www.icanw.org/nuclear_arsenals?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj...