Saturday, March 1, 2025

Here Comes a Nuclear World

Quite a number of nations live under the American nuclear umbrella, where they don't need to build their own nukes because the Americans have nukes and have signed mutual-defense treaties of one flavor or another.

But, as we are seeing in real time, the United States under Trump has shown itself to be a mercurial parter to whom agreements, let alone principles, mean nothing.

So I expect that a number of nations will, in very short order, quietly start (or restart) programs to acquire nuclear weapons. Some of them might be able to do that in a matter of months or a few years.
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1 comment:

  1. Jones, Jon Jones3/01/2025 10:11 PM

    The KSA and Turkey can buy from Pakistan all being Sunni.

    Saudi Arabia has invested in Pakistani nuclear weapons projects, and believes it could obtain atomic bombs at will, a variety of sources have told BBC Newsnight.
    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-24823846

    India should have some on offer too. Numbers vary depending on who you ask. It's the Hindu Muslim thing.
    https://armscontrolcenter.org/countries/india-and-pakistan/
    India has a vibrant space program so their kit should be more accurate if that matters.
    https://www.dailycartoonist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/non_sequitur_april_28_2017.gif


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