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Some countries don't need nuclear weapons, but some do. If the US had no nuclear weapons, the U.S.S.R. would have crushed all of Europe, and perhaps the US as well. When you are a world power and do not have nuclear weapons, you lack a small but vital "chip" to use as leverage in the "big game" of world "control" or "domination" or just "directing" the course of world policy.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoDuring the Cold War, the purpose of the United States nuclear arsenal was to deter nuclear threats
to the United States, primarily from the Soviet Union. Today, in the post-9/11 world, the most urgent
nuclear weapon threats to the United States are not from another major power's deliberate use
of them, but instead are from non-state terrorist actors or from the regional proliferation of such
weapons into unreliable hands.
Nuclear weapons will be a common element of many national security challenges for the next
administration. Two of these nuclear-centric challenges - the denuclearization of North Korea
and stopping Iran's apparent effort to join the ranks of nuclear-armed powers - will test the new
president immediately. Other nuclear-related challenges are no less urgent but are longer-term in
nature: reducing existing stockpiles and securing nuclear materials from diversion to non-state
actors, preventing the likely growth in nuclear power from stimulating a "cascade of proliferation,"
and reversing Russia's apparent increasing reliance on nuclear weapons in its security policy. The
need to address these urgent "external" nuclear challenges is recognized broadly in the policy
community.
--Group of AAAS, the American Physical Society,and the Center for Strategic and International Studies--
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∙ 11y agoIf Russia, Afghanistan or any country tries to attack us we can use a nuclear weapon and send them back home. The countries with nuclear weapons won't attack us with those weapons because they know that if they attack with them, we will attack them back ans nobody wants to be attacked.
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Does Possessing nuclear weapons necessary for a country?
no
Are nuclear weapons necessary for a nation's security?
This nation, yes.
Why countries feel they must develop nuclear weapons and who are these countries?
They feel the need to have nuclear weapons so they have protection against nuclear threats or actually anykind of threat. Countries might be Iran, Iraq, Russia(U.S.S.R)
What weapons are considered nuclear weapons?
Those that are nuclear, such as the nuclear bombs.
Where are nuclear weapons found?
In nuclear weapons depots.
Does Zambia have nuclear weapons?
Zambia does not have nuclear weapons.
What role did nuclear weapons play in President Kennedy's foreign policy?
President Kennedy saw US nuclear weapons as a tool of deterrence against Russian aggression and necessary for securing mutually assured destruction.
What are nuclear weapon?
Nuclear weapons are weapons which are fueled by nuclear energy. Examples of weapons that can be fueled by nuclear energy are missile warheads and bombs.
Are nukes really nuclear weapons?
Yes, they are nuclear weapons.
Does Afghanistan have nuclear weapons?
NO. Afghanistan does not have nuclear weapons, nor did it have nuclear weapons at any time, nor has it been accused by other countries of having nuclear weapons. Afghanistan is also a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, for what that's worth.
What Arab countries have nuclear weapons?
Pakistan has about 100 nuclear weapons.
Did they use nuclear weapons in the holocaust?
No, Nazi Germany had no nuclear weapons.
