The Policy Blender

North Korea have agreed to give up their nuclear arsenal on condition that countries with an aggressive, unstable background elsewhere agree to give their weapons up.

Pakistan and India have had ongoing disputes in which fingers have crept precariously close to buttons. France has a history of aggressive behaviour, including the Napoleonic Wars, and repeated nuclear testing in various French territories, in order to demonstrate to restless populations the wrath they will incur if they step out of line. The United Kingdom has shown itself to be more than willing to perform aggressive acts at the whim of its allies, both in Europe and North America. The United States is the only country to have ever used nuclear weapons in armed conflict, on real people. Israel's history of aggressive behaviour against its neighbours, and China's invasion of Tibet and border disputes with India are more than enough to point to an unstable political history. Of these, all but Israel, India and Pakistan have signed a treaty pledging to dismantle the weapons they have.


Bang!

The rogue states who continue to hold nuclear weapons, despite having signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and pledging to dismantle them more than thirty years ago, are now the only thing stalling a safer world. We'll bring you more as the story unfolds.

Posted by Matt on Monday, September 19, 2005 at 10:16 am | Permalink