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North Korea fallout
Kim Jong Il's nuclear test could set off a new arms race in Asia. Yet the White House has no viable plan for stopping the global spread of nukes.
By Joseph Cirincione [2006-10-10]

  • Long Standing Problem

    This is not some recent issue that involves just Bush and his pathetic henchmen. We have been total hypocrites about nucleur proliferation for a long time. Non-proliferation means no nukes - it doesn't mean it's OK for some but not for others. Israel's possession of nucleur weapons is just as criminal and just as dangerous as possession of such weapons by Iran, but we gave Israeli weapons just a wink and a nod. Moreover, Israel aided and abetted development of nucleur weapons by the apartheid government of South Africa - again a wink and a nod. We did nothing about nucleur weapons in India and Pakistan. Then, Saddam Hussein used phosgene, mustard gas and Sarin against Iran during his invasion of Iran, and we did another wink and nod.

    This is not about a couple of countries - this is about our entire policy regarding WMD and it needs to be applied uniformly to all countries.

    -- Portlander
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    Tuesday, October 10, 2006 07:51 AM
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