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EX500rider

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25. Which major power with lots of nukes has given them up?

Reply to AZCat (Reply #24)

Tue Jul 8, 2014, 04:09 PM

Jul 2014

And i don't count Brazil or S Africa or Ukraine.
Ukraine only inherited some from the USSR, they were not a nuclear power on their own and now really wish they hadn't given them up.

"Pavlo Rizanenko told USA Today that Ukraine may have to arm themselves with their own nuclear weapons if the USA and other world leaders don’t hold up their end of the agreement. He said “"We gave up nuclear weapons because of this agreement. Now there's a strong sentiment in Ukraine that we made a big mistake." He also said that "In the future, no matter how the situation is resolved in Crimea, we need a much stronger Ukraine. If you have nuclear weapons people don't invade you."

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Good for him. shenmue Jul 2014 #1

+1 for the next courageous step - civil disobediance. canoeist52 Jul 2014 #2

Wish I had this kind of courage. mbperrin Jul 2014 #3

Somehow I think it would be a bad idea if Russia and China had nukes and we didn't.. EX500rider Jul 2014 #4

+100 !!! Thanks for a reality-based comment! (nt) PosterChild Jul 2014 #7

I don't think that's a universal opinion. AZCat Jul 2014 #8

I don't think you understand how nuclear blackmail would work.. EX500rider Jul 2014 #9

Your common sense ChazII Jul 2014 #10

How does possessing nuclear weapons increase our safety? AZCat Jul 2014 #12

Why has there been no major wars since WWII? MAD EX500rider Jul 2014 #14

I don't think that opinion is universal either. AZCat Jul 2014 #15

I don't agree with you regarding nuclear blackmail. AZCat Jul 2014 #11

I thinks it easy.. EX500rider Jul 2014 #13

I think they are useless as weapons of war. AZCat Jul 2014 #16

No one said they had tactical value....they have strategic value by keeping other.. EX500rider Jul 2014 #17

If that's their only strategic value... AZCat Jul 2014 #18

Not being nuked is of great value.. EX500rider Jul 2014 #19

I think the consequences outweigh the benefits. AZCat Jul 2014 #20

What helps people the most is not being melted in their homes by megatonnage. EX500rider Jul 2014 #21

I'm not sure that's a given. AZCat Jul 2014 #22

No way to put the genie back in the bottle... EX500rider Jul 2014 #23

We wouldn't be the first ones to give it up. AZCat Jul 2014 #24

Which major power with lots of nukes has given them up? EX500rider Jul 2014 #25

I don't think that was your original criteria. AZCat Jul 2014 #26

Growing up under the TVA was a death sentence for many. We saidsimplesimon Jul 2014 #5

omg, just imagine what good deeds were prevented. saidsimplesimon Jul 2014 #6