Sallow
The Big Bad Wolf.
- Oct 4, 2010
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Nuclear weapons aren't ever going away until they become useless.
The only way to end nuclear proliferation is to make nuclear weapons more trouble than they are worth.
They actually already are..part of the reason for this treaty is the help the Russians get a handle on their inventory so one doesn't fall into the hands of a terrorist (Which is a very real possibility because the economy in Russia is still catching up).
Nukes are a tough business...you just can't build them and leave them. They have to be maintained..and that isn't cheap.
It's part of the reason Libya gave up on them.
North Korea and Iran belie that argument.
Well not really.
North Korea may have done a test recently where they blew up a mountain top. From what I can gather it looks like the testers may have gotten blown up too. It looks like they may have several very crude nukes they can't really launch very far..because they have a crappy delivery system. And Iran is behind North Korea in terms of that sort of technology.
Add in..having the Russians on our side to exude pressure on these countries essentially guarantees that the production of nukes will be severly hindered if not stopped completely.