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THE POSSESSION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS CONSTITUTES A GRAVE
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| THE POSSESSION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS CONSTITUTES A GRAVE THREAT TO THE WORLD. Gregory E. Maggs, Professor of Law, George Washington University Law School, Syracuse Law Review, 2007. For many years, the United States has distrusted rogue nations, has avoided helping them, and even has imposed sanctions on them. But generally speaking, the United States has not felt substantially threatened by them. Despite their hostile rhetoric and intentions, rogue nations generally have lacked the ability to combat the United States militarily in a conventional conflict. The United States has known this, and so have the rogue nations, and this understanding has promoted peace. But Iran and North Korea now appear to be developing nuclear weapons. With such weapons, these nations could threaten to attack the United States or its allies in a very serious manner. Merely by possessing such weapons, Iran might bring an end to Israel as Israeli Deputy Minister of Defense Ephraim Sneh has said, when faced with the threat of nuclear weapons in Iranian hands, "most Israelis would prefer not to live here most Jews would prefer not to come herewith their families and Israelis who can live abroad will" Iran and North Korea also could prevent or discourage the United States from deploying military forces in areas where they possibly might face attack. Or they could allow their nuclear weapons, intentionally or unintentionally, to fall into the hands of terrorists who might use them against the United States. 10NFL1-Nuclear Weapons Page 72 of 199 www.victorybriefs.com Download 1.23 Mb. Share with your friends:
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