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I'm not sure why NATO would sanction NATO. If your country wants to sanction a NATO member then they certainly have that right to. If we actually eliminated nu

• simiones 5y ago
  > I'm not sure why NATO would sanction NATO. If your country wants to sanction a NATO member then they certainly have that right to. I was discussing the principle of it - would UN sanctions against NATO countries be justified, especially if they were to target the population of NATO countries? Note that my country is in fact a NATO member. > If we actually eliminated nukes NATO influence would only expand. My point was exactly that eliminating nuclear weapons entirely would in fact be a boon to NATO, since for example in the current situation it could have actually considered some limited military aid without risking nuclear Armageddon.
  • mrits 5y ago
    The last time NATO depended on nuclear as a deterrent was in the late 70s when we didn't think we could stop the advancement of soviet tanks. No one would like nuclear to not exist more than NATO. You might want to be on an Asian website if you are trying to lobby against nuclear weapons.
    • simiones 5y ago
      The USA at least just recently unilaterally withdrew from the INF treaty (claiming Russian non-compliance, but launching a rocket of their own that would have been illegal to even develop while the treaty was in force the day the treaty expired). Israel's well known illegal nuclear weapons are also supported by the USA. So at least one pretty important NATO country is very clearly not prepared to get rid of its nukes, or pressure allies to get rid of theirs. Even more scarily, per president Trump, this same country is very interested in finding ways to get usable nukes.