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And you believe any agreement will block a foreign power from obtaining nukes? That sounds naive to me--especially when it comes to an exceptionally motivated f
by laughfactory 10y ago
And you believe any agreement will block a foreign power from obtaining nukes? That sounds naive to me--especially when it comes to an exceptionally motivated foreign power like Iran.
- noobermin 10y agoAn agreement is better than no agreement, and it certainly has worked this far. You're right though, whether it works or not remains to be seen, I am making a judgement on its success so far.
- maxerickson 10y agoSTART worked. A couple of countries chose to disarm. Neighbors of Russia gave their nukes (~back) to Russia! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/START_I#Efficacy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/START_I#Efficacy It also seems the original non proliferation treaty was at least effective in keeping the list of nuclear powers shorter.