NationStates Jolt Archive

I have to write an essay on this and I have been contemplating it for a few days. I am curious what other people have to say on the topic: What do you believe the U.S. government (or your government if you live in another country) should do to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons?

Just because I am arguing a lot about the U.N. in my essay, you can argue what you feel they should do.

I will post my opinion after I have gone to bed for awhile.

NUKE THE WORLD!!! Peace everywhere.

Just kidding. :D

MAD is the closest the world could possibly come to world peace.

NUKE THE WORLD!!! Peace everywhere.

Just kidding. :D

Why be kidding? I'm serious; Nuke the World, leave it to the cockroaches.

This planet would be better off without us anyway.

A democratic power balance.

What that means, is that the world/area in question is divided into lots of little areas. While some city-states might be able to invade a neighbouring one, everyone else gangs up on the one that threatens peace.

Anarchist Peace!

Peace and non-proliferation are not the same thing!

If you want no proliferation then the nuclear powers have to go some way to disarming. Developing & maintaining nuclear weapons is costly, countries such North Korea & Iran are doing so because their existence is threatened, only when they feel safe to do so will they disarm. I do not know if disarming the current nuclear powers, and guaranteeing not to invade some rather dubious regimes around the world is a good idea, however there is no other way prevent proliferation, the fact is these regimes need nuclear weapons.

World peace will, in, my opinion, never truly come about, but it can not be brought about through war! Although war can take out a specific threat, often it fails to do this, creates enemies, and makes you current enemies arm themselves a lot better. The second war in Iraq for example is problematic in this respect because the reasons for invading where not clear: the regimes Iran, North Korea (even Venezuela!) may be on the list for some form of intervention.

The US needs to make it's support for democracy unequivocal, not just its support for friendly democracies, Venezuela, Brazil, even France, the US should respect their sovereignty, and not expect them to come on side every time. Also the US must put equal pressure on its 'pet' dictatorships Saudi Arabia, for example.

This is not meant to be a US bashing, it's a superpower, no one ever got that status without doing a few dubious things, and as a power, it's been a lot better behaved than most, but there's a lot it could do to promote peace and/or non proliferation (even disarmament!). Still there is a price for these noble actions, and it may, or may not, be considered worth paying!

Why be kidding? I'm serious; Nuke the World, leave it to the cockroaches.

This planet would be better off without us anyway.

I don't know, remember MIB 1? Evolved cockroaches can be really mean.

The USA pay for half the UN anyway, the USA can more or less do what it wants

What do you believe the U.S. government (or your government if you live in another country) should do to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons?
Stop building new ones, and stop upgrading existing stock, as a first step.

There is no point in asking anyone to not acquire stuff, if you're still busy acquring it. Because where does your moral authority come from?