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TO be the most superpower and to scare USA.wich USA has them beet.and other reasons.

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Why weren't nuclear weapons used in the Vietnam war?

The US did not want to risk a nuclear confrontation with the communist superpowers.


What did other countries think of America after the atomic bombings?

They think Americans are hypocrites because north Korea wants nuclear weapons but we don't want them to have it because we are afraid they will attack us or others but America is the only nation that has nuclear weapons (but they are not planning on using them) so we are respected but alot of people do not like America.


Why countries want the nuclear weapons?

they want em so they can feel powerful and bomb other countries tht have em and threaten people tht theyll bomb u if u dont do this or thatType your answer here...


What were the nuclear weapons in the 1950?

fission bombs, fusion bombs, in the late 1950s "clean fusion" bombs. aerial bombs, artillery shells, missile warheads, you name it they did it. (the DOD did want nuclear hand grenades and mortar shells, but the labs didn't quite get them that small.)


How did containment and the arms race contribute to the cold war?

The Cold war was started after the second world war finished and was basically America being paranoid about Communism spreading from Russia and West Germany in the South East Asia and then onto America. Containment was what America was trying to do to Communism. Because they 'lost' China they wanted to contain it. Korea was split in the Cold War as part of containment and also Vietnam. The Korean and Vietnam wars were both against Communism. The arms race was about nuclear weapons as straight after the second world war, America were the only country in the world with nuclear weapons and they didn't want the Russians getting them. They eventually did and this lead to events such as the Cuban Missiles crisis and also led to a drastic change in foreign policy from Eisenhower wanting to use nuclear weapons against communism to Kennedy having to avoid it because the Russia's would use them on America.

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Does China have a nuclear weapon?

Japan doesn't want any nuclear weapons.But Japan can easily produce nuclear weapons if it wanted to. It has the technology to build nuclear weapons within 1 year-- probably a few months if it wanted.However, most Japanese people are against nuclear weapons. Therefore, they do not have nuclear weapons.


Why do people want to keep nuclear weapons?

People Keep Nuclear Weapons As A Sense Of Power.


What problems does the nuclear family faced with?

The new country that want to make nuclear weapons. And how to consult with they own weapons


Why doesn't Lebanon have nuclear weapons?

They don't want them.


What happens if you have nuclear weapons?

Basically if you have nuclear weapons, I can really tell that your enemies do not want to mess around with you. If they mess around with you and want to destroy your country, you can nuke their whole entire World.


Why weren't nuclear weapons used in the Vietnam war?

The US did not want to risk a nuclear confrontation with the communist superpowers.


Why Should nuclear weapons be totally banned?

Because nuclear weapons are the most deadly of all weapons and can kill hundreds of thousands of people at once. Also, people will always get suspicious if a country is secretly making nuclear weapons e.g. Iran and USA. IF one country wants to build nuclear weapons then their neigh ours would want to too


Why is Iran working on nuclear weapon program?

Because ww3 is around the corner and they dont want to be without any weapons. Nuclear weapons are a weapon but also a very good deterant


Why did the US want the Soviet Union to remove it's nuclear weapons from Cuba?

Because the nuclear weapons were missiles that could be deployed to the United States. And they were getting ready to launch them. this is lies


Why would the USSR want nuclear weapons?

Because the US had them, isn't that enough reason?


What is Bosnia and Herzegovina view for nuclear weapons?

They are a part of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. They want the world to be free of nuclear weapons and also want to be part of making the world a safer place. "As a State Party to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, Bosnia and Herzegovina is fully committed to implementing the Treaty and stands ready to contribute to the international efforts to ensure its universality as a long term goal in promotion of security and prevention of proliferation of nuclear weapons in the world."


Why does the USA prevent other nations from having their own nuclear weapons?

They don't want the world to end.Because Russia and USA aren't the best friends.frenamies.and if they go to war and other countries have missles they will get involved causing WWIII.