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What if the U.S. simply stopped interfering with other nations[1]? Have you considered that option? But of course, the U.S. can do whatever it wants because of
by nsingh2 1y ago
What if the U.S. simply stopped interfering with other nations[1]? Have you considered that option? But of course, the U.S. can do whatever it wants because of its military might and the fact that it has nukes.
And there's the answer: on the world stage, you’d better be close friends with someone who has nukes, have your own, or be forced into a client state.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Iranian_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Iranian_coup_d%27%C3%A9ta...
- lwansbrough 1y ago> But of course, the U.S. can do whatever it wants because of its military might and the fact that it has nukes. Yes. Do not proliferate nuclear weapons. It’s not a big ask. > you’d better be close friends with someone who has nukes This is a completely acceptable and reasonable solution. It is how most of Europe operates.
- nsingh2 1y ago> Yes. Do not proliferate nuclear weapons. It’s not a big ask. It's a very big ask to not proliferate nuclear weapons, because nukes correlate with sovereignty. You didn’t address that point at all. > This is a completely acceptable and reasonable solution. It is how most of Europe operates. US friendship in the case of Iran means a puppet ruler (Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran). And now Europe is in the process of decoupling itself from the US. Not to mention how the US completely dropped support for Ukraine. Turns out relying on an "ally" for defense like this is not such a great idea. Israel also understands this, and so has multiple nukes in its arsenal. Why did Israel "simply" not proliferate nuclear weapons even when it enjoyed the protection and support of the US?