India conducted its first nuclear weapons test, codenamed "Smiling Buddha," on May 18, 1974. This made India the first country outside of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council to possess nuclear weapons.
Today eight countries are in possessionn of nuclear weapons. The five nuclear weapons states United States, Russia (former Soviet Union), United Kingdom, France and China, are the only countries allowed to have nuclear weapons according to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) from 1970. All members of the United Nations except Israel, India and Pakistan have signed the NPT.
No nuclear weapons have been used since World War 2. There were testings done by Russia and possibly other countries but they were never used against other nations.
nuclear deterrence - the idea that if you attack me with nuclear weapons then I will attack you back with nuclear weaponsmutual assured destruction - the idea that if you attack me with nuclear weapons then I will totally destroy you with nuclear weapons and if I attack you with nuclear weapons then you will totally destroy me with nuclear weapons - thus any nuclear attack by either party will result in the certain destruction of both parties
fifth rank in nuclear weapons
No, but it would be nice to see them have nuclear weapons, considering that Pakistan and India are nuclear nations.
There were tests of nuclear weapons but no other nuclear weapons were dropped on other nations as an act of war. Hiroshima and Nagasaki are the only uses of atomic weapons on other nations.
make sure nuclear weapons did not proliferate to nations w/o nuclear weapons
Yes hence the word NUCLEAR WEAPONS
Any answer to this question would be pure opinion, but I sincerely believe that nations should not have the freedom to develop nuclear weapons. The more nations that have them, the more likely it becomes that they will be used.
To prevent the spread of nuclear weapons to other nations.
The UN tried to limit nuclear weapons in many ways. For example, the UN simply wanted all nations to disarm itself with all WMD (Weapons of Mass Destruction), this includes Nuclear Weapons. Also when certain countries like Iran and Korea starts a nuclear program, the UN tries to make sure that none of it is used to make Nuclear Weapons.
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there are 14 countries which are licensed to make nuclear weapons 5 veto countries and other are developing nations
North Korea already has the nuclear weapons, it is delivery vehicles it is developing.
The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, also Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treat is a treaty to limit the spread of nuclear weapons.
Australia's view about Iran having nuclear , Australia does not support that because If Iran had their Nuclear weapons they will threat the world, and will cause an nuclear race in the Arab nations witch will lead to WW3