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[Gopher]

Dome Vans: this news-article cites and paraphrases its informants' views. Sorry you disapprove. But that is the story.

I know, I know. Like Michael Moore, you would only accept news-information that screamed "Liar!" at every single American and/or allied government official. But some of us want to hear people's views.

I understand you may strongly dislike FoxNews. I, too, avoid this source. But this story and its wording do not evince the kinds of problems you seem to allege here.

Grow up.

[JMO]

Doesn't israel have nuclear weapons? I'm trying to figure out what gives them the right to have these weapons but other countries can't. Nor can I see what gives them the right to attack another country.

The reaction here should be to condemn Israel's attack on another country's soil.

[Gopher]

[JMO]

[Pligganease]

I personally think that Northern Ireland should have been allowed to have all of the weapons and explosives they needed back in the 1970's-1980's to fight off all of the British oppression.

[JMO]

[cbclark4]

There are five nation included in the nuclear "Non Proliferation Treaty".

The United States of America, Russia, The United Kingdom, France and China.

There are three other nation possessing Nuclear weapons, having denonated and tested such weapons, Pakistan, India and North Korea.

It is believed that Isreal also has nuclear weapons.

There were rumors of a South Africa and Isreali test in the Indian Ocean in 1979, the event could have just as easily been a meteorite. If Isreal has no nuclear weapons they have used this rumor to grat advantage.

The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, also Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT or NNPT) is an international treaty to limit the spread of nuclear weapons, opened for signature on July 1, 1968. There are currently 189 states party to the treaty, five of which have nuclear weapons: the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Russia, and the People's Republic of China.

Only four nations are not signatories: India, Pakistan, Israel, and North Korea. India and Pakistan both possess and have openly tested nuclear bombs. Israel has had a policy of opacity regarding its own nuclear weapons program. North Korea ratified the treaty, violated it, and later withdrew.

This stuff I found in the wiki, just search on the key words.

[stevemcgarrett]

JMO pondered:

[JMO]

[Pligganease]

[Gopher]

[spliff]

[Pligganease]

Yeah...

But, Gopher, the French oppose the Americans. They're excused.

[Pligganease]

[Pligganease]

Real? Here's real.

Who am I more tempted to think will use nukes?

a) A religious country with a long history of conflict. This country possesses conventional weaponry that could decimate all opposition, and periodically they launch pre-emptive strikes or offensive campaigns into foreign countries. This country is rumored to have nukes, but has never confirmed it and has never used them.

b) A country that has a long history of neutrality. This country never enters battle, and never has taken part in any war in recent history.

c) A religious country that has a long history of conflict. This country has been actively seeking nuclear weapons to make up for it's lack of conventional weapons. Also, the country has a debated but questionable reputation for zealotry and government-funded though unofficial incursions into foreign countries.

My answer is of course C. That's real.

Edit: This was for Big_Bird, who apparently deleted her post about appreciating realism.