Posted on Nov 27, 2016
Do nuclear proliferation treaties bring a peaceful balance?
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SSG Shavonde Chase First let me say, that the less Nukes there are the better our World as a whole would be...but Unfortunately there are some countries who would like to take over and rule the whole world...it's a shame that we, the United States of America and many other countries have to constantly worry about these hand full of countries...and therefore keep an Arsenal of Nukes on hand...and then there is the off chance, one in a trillion chance that an asteroid or something may head towards earth and a Nuke or two or three may help save the world...but with that being said....NO.....I'm going to go with a BIG NO...All of the Nuclear talks and agreements do not mean a thing, because we don't know what is really going on....Take IRAN for example....we or the UN/peace keepers of the world do not have the right to go in and do a surprise inspection...once upon a time we did...without any advance notice...now we have to give 30 days notice and another 30 before anyone will be let in to investigate....and by this time IRAN can hide all kinds of things.....how can we or the UN or anyone else even consider this a fair and just treaty for the rest of the world? it is not....It is a JOKE...a FARCE! It's utterly ridiculous. There must be better checks and balances put into place when there are Nuclear treaties made and agreed to.
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SSG Shavonde Chase
Sgt Kelli Mays That was well written explanation of your position. I will have to totally agree because there is no counter argument and follow-up questions.
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that will a problem to be determined at a later date...
There are too many loose cannons out there...
There are too many loose cannons out there...
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Sgt Kelli Mays
SSG Shavonde Chase - and how will we or others know if the treaties are being followed? It's the $60,000 question...with no real answer. We could just put our hand into Gods hands and hope and pray the few countries who are power hungry and countries who hate the US such as Iran and North Korea who VOW to kill every last American alive, will not seek out to do wo....but i am not inclined to only put my self into just Gods hands.
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The less nukes out there, the less change of one falling into the hands of madman. Are Nuclear Non-proliferation treaties enough? Let us hope so.
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SGT (Join to see)
The treaties themselves are promises to be kept by each party signed unto it, thus depending on the government in charge and its people, they will adhere to it to ensure favorability with the rest of the signatories and world body.
Those who do not sign or sign with the intent of not adhering to them in a sense are the ones who "disturb the peace" for which these treaties were enacted for.
So in a round about way, yes they bring a peaceful balance and as with anything, there will be a couple here or there who buck the norm.
Those who do not sign or sign with the intent of not adhering to them in a sense are the ones who "disturb the peace" for which these treaties were enacted for.
So in a round about way, yes they bring a peaceful balance and as with anything, there will be a couple here or there who buck the norm.
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SSG Chase, if you would like to hear the opinion of a former DTRA auditor/inspector, drop me a line. Your question is complicated. In the final assessment, however, the answer is and always will be debatable.
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I think it does. Right now many countries don't feel the need to develop their own nuclear weapons because they have treaties with the big boys who do. As for the non-signers of the treaty...I don't see South Sudan developing nuclear weapons any time soon. India and Pakistan are in an arms race, but since both countries have nukes I see it as being a balance. As for Israel, well, they have issues with their neighbors so who can blame them.
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Sgt Kelli Mays
@SFC (Anonymous) and what about IRAN? do you really think the flimsy treaty with them is going to stop them from developing a Nuke? They hate American's and have vowed over and over to kill all Infidels...American's. Then there is North Korea...who the Russians and IRAn and China are helping....they'll have Nukes within a century
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SFC (Join to see)
Sgt Kelli Mays - Actually, North Korea has been rebuked by China and Russia for upsetting the balance of power. As for the Iranians, the Israelis will take care of them if they get too far out of hand. Besides, while Iran most likely will be able to develop a nuke on their own within the foreseeable future, they lack two critical things. They lack a vehicle in which to attack the US directly, though they can admittedly attack US interests in the region. Second, Iran is estimated to only have enough material to produce seven bombs, and not very good ones. Ya, a nuke is a nuke, but we have around 5,000 if I recall correctly. At worst, Iran will use them as a bargaining chip, but I doubt they will ever seriously consider using them. Iran just stands to lose too much economically and politically. I don't really worry about either nation being a true nuclear threat.
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SSG Shavonde Chase
SFC (Join to see) - I resend my earlier statement. Here is the counter argument, which is a very good one if research can back it up.
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