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Oh, I hope that next time you will check this one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_on_the_Non-Proliferation_of_Nuclear_Weapons https://en.wikipedia.org/wi
by gostsamo 4y ago
Oh, I hope that next time you will check this one:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_on_the_Non-Proliferation_of_Nuclear_Weapons https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_on_the_Non-Proliferatio...
Russia had nuclear weapons since 1949 and no matter the treaties, both it and the US have more than enough nukes to burn the planet surface a few times too many. Those treaties are for posturing and they will sign a new one when China decides to gain some international diplomatic points and join the next one.
- midoridensha 4y agoRight, that's a bunch of countries agreeing not to develop nuclear weapons, but it doesn't include all countries. So what's the point? A few countries deciding to flout the treaty and develop their own WMDs means they can just threaten everyone else who followed the treaty. This is exactly what North Korea is doing. Now their neighbors are considering abandoning the treaty and joining the nuclear weapons club. A treaty like this is basically worthless if you can't enforce it.
- gostsamo 4y agoThe point is managing risk. The more nuclear powers there are, the more likely is that something goes wrong. And so far we don't have countries leaving NPT in the dozens so I'd say that it is working rather well. Not perfect, but well.