I read the news and wonder how we were appointed the rulers of other countries by telling them they can not have what we already have.  It seems that we are willing to use nuclear force to ensure that they can not develope their own.  Does this seem ridiculous or is is my imagination.
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This is what is called real politik. In politics, you advocate what is best for you, not what is fair. \n\nIt can be stated that keeping nuclear weapons out of the hands of additional nations actually is good for mankind as a whole.
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It's about time the government practice what they preach. If they tell others they are not allowed Nuclear weapons then they should do the same. The U.K should set an example to the rest of the Nuclear powers by being the first to completely dis-arm.
212842
Some say we have no respect for life.  And we have nukes.  Everyone gets all worried when a new country gets nukes.  Sadly, the power a country obtains by having a nuke (USA!) makes it a desirable goal for countries.  We were just as afraid of pakistan and india having nukes, but now that they have nukes we 'work' with them.  We won't negotiate or lift sanctions with/on North Korea, but if they get nukes, we'd meet them as equals instead.  So you see, the United States created this 'everyone wants nukes' problem.  I'm sure the rest of the world isn't so sure we're completely trustworthy and capable of having them, just as we're afraid of other countries having them.  You'd think the solution would be to eliminate nukes.  Sadly, that's impossible because then some other country would get them and they'd be the super power like the USA.  And then we'd be on the short end of the stick internationally.  Basically, we'd be screwed.  It's a no-win situation.
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Its not just EU, Russia is ramping up their military again. They are coming out with a lot of new and improved weapons systems. When you read the propaganda about them you almost always read, "able to evade, penetrate, destroy the current US systems." Not sure if they are trying to start the cold war all over again or are putting that info on their sales brochures for market to countries like Iran and North Korea. Why can't we just all get a long?
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Another provocative question from Nicholas "meathead" Rage. Liberals as you call us are not quick to defend that piece of sh't, we just want our leaders to thoroughly think out any military operation regardless of reason. The cowboy Bush mentality (shoot first ask questions later) has cost us thousands of our "kids" lives and for what? Meanwhile North Korea is testing  long range missles that could hit Alaska or Hawaii, Good job Georgie Boy, we feel much safer now.
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unfortunately I agree\nunless there is something in it for us\nit's a hard sell to convince the us to send troops to police the world, though I do applaud it when we do. the troulbe is we always get caught up in the quagmire of international politics and never fully commit to a mission, thus we fall short and it looks like a half hearted attempt with casulties that we have a hard time stomaching. Look up a group called Executive Outcomes to see how it's done right.
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They did not accept Russia's proposal to enrich uranium for them. This makes it look like they are trying to develop nuclear weapons. Their actions are living up to the 'axis of evil' title that mr.bush said. For the safety and stability of the innocent people of the region, their nuclear facilities should be bombed. They looked like a religeous people with great morals before. Now they look like fanatics who want to wipe Isreal off the map and are developming weapons of mass destruction. Korea is unlikely to use any of its stockpile. Iran is more likely to use theirs to kill innocent people (Israel). And if you can justify using nuclear weapons there, where would they stop?
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LOL. Doubtful.  Theories around some 'Grand World Government' which has been manipulating world events for eons are plentiful, but just don't make very much sense. If there was an organization powerful enough to use the world's nations as mere chess pieces, why not just flip the board?
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God bless you too. I agree with you 100%. The problem is, it isnt going to happen. Then we would be as bad as them. Wholesale killing cant be the answer. We have to do it right, but I'll tell you what, the thought of a few B-52's tossing some tactical nukes  does make me smile.
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I think that most countries only want nuclear weapons to feel important.  No country will ever use them again.  In fact, I would suggest that the only time they would ever be used is in a terrorist attack.  The world the way it is, any country that tried to use a nuke would find itself up against 195 other countries.  We like stability and launching nukes does not keep the world stable.  \n\nI think that would be an opportunity for the UK to take a leadership role - without being seen as doing what the US tells them to.  They could be one of the first countries to give up nuclear weapons.  That would give them an incredible amount of weight in arguing for disarmament or at least slowing nuclear proliferation.
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I corrected this as much as I could, everything that I corrected or suggested changing is in caps)  Also, it looks more like 3 paragraphs to me.\n\nIf we are there for oil,(WHERE IS THERE?) THEN think of it as a Monoploly game only the real estate is oil. China is a country that has a history of cheating and not doing honest business. What makes anyone think they will be honest allies in the future? They will BE as long as it benifits them. AN EXAMPLE IS, when they buy our debt so we can buy their stuff.\n\n Cnooc tried to buy Unical this year. They are trying to take over and BUY ALL OF the oil they can as is everyone. The only thing, however, is they are growing so strong that they DO actually pose a threat. I think the occupation in Iraq is defense. (IS THAT RELEVANT ABOUT IRAQ?) China, as we saw with CNOOC last year, is ALSO trying to buy everything. \n\nWe are just making sure our energy is secure, if it isn't, then we could be over taken and over thrown buy China, Russia, Iran, etc. That is the terror. We took care of our self interest and took a serious jerk out of power. What is wrong with that? Our military wants to be there or ANYWHERE else we send them to protect us.
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Well.............. There hasn't been much news on Iran lately.  May be the world is waiting for another "terror" attack to remind us how dangerous these people really are.  Isn't that how it works??  Some big event to have us all angry and hurt.  So we will support any thing the government wants to do.  I think Iran is next.  I've been saying it sense this war started.  What would have to happen to get support for such actions??  Will China and Russia support any UN sanctions with their interest in Iraq?  I think not.  Why is no one worried about North Korea?  I apologize for answering with so many Questions.
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Simple propaganda is my opinion along with jealousy.  WE are a generous nation and the world is so very Lucky that the USA has been the Superpower for so many years.  Sometimes I think the world wants us to stop evil but not to many other nations want to help so we look like were are med ling.  If we don't help, we're "ignoring the pain and suffering of others".  It's a catch 22 really.  I simply wish other countries would not just "back us" (a lot of our allies) but actually, physically HELP out!!
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Is this a question, or a US bashing, I'm not sure. I often ask myself that same question though. The most honest answer might be because we can control our technology, and we have the power to control proliferation too because we see it as a danger. In general, it's probobly not a good idea for every Tom, Dick, and Harry to have Atom bombs. Do you really think nothing bad would happen if every country had enough bombs to destroy the planet? Yea that would be swell. \n\nI do have to admit there is a certain irony to the United States being so controling about nukes. We say we can't trust others to have them, but who's the ONLY county crazy enough in the history of the world to actually use one... Yep.
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I would agree that we're fairly safe from this launch. My concern is this quote:\n"North Korea as a sovereign state has the right to develop, deploy, test-fire and EXPORT a missile," he said. "We are aware of the U.S. concerns about our missile test-launch. So our position is that we should resolve the issue through negotiations." \n\nHe said EXPORT, right out in the open like that? To whom? Is he talking about Iran? Pakistan & India already have longer range missiles. Iran can already hit eastern Europe, if North Korea sells them this they could hit western Europe, then what do we do? What if they accidently leave a warhead attached or send over some scientists? I'm very concerned with the meanings that word brings. \n\nIn the short-term this is just backmail to get stuff from us.
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Mmm it’s hard to accept this fact, but it's true. The worst of this situation is that is too late to stop this process, and there's nothing we can do. The key for the success in the US was the relation of respect that we had with God and humanity, but at this time the US only cares about wars. Sadly, we'll have to accept the idea that US will collapse sooner or later, and that's when we will realize that we are not alone in this world, because there's others countries and we have to learn how to live together. If Empires like Roman fell down, why the US Empire had to be this exception? This is the hard reality. I just can’t assure you how long will this process take, but it’s for sure that it’ll happen, someday, somehow.
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Sticking your head in the sand an ignoring lessons from history about the threats our country can and have faced is the policy of an idiot. Even the USA could become the enemy of the UK in the future when natural resources become worth fighting for. The 21st century has along way to go and it is more than likely that a global war will occur again. No doubt caused by a lack of water and natural resources. I woulld much rather our country did not have to give in to the USA, China or Russia when the fighting does actually begin. And only an idiot would be happy to allow a country like North Korea to have access to Nuclear weapons. They have a stated policy of wanting to overthrow the South Korean regime using any means possible.