Which country with nuclear weapons frightens you the most?

[Aro]

I would like to say USA, being a damn commie , but... Nah. Only if they were attacked (with nukes), I suppose... In fact, the recent Rumsfeld's war on Iraq showed an efficient way to make wars... without killing 40,000 or more. They don't need to use nukes. And the USA needs the conquered terrain in good shape, to make some money. (don't kill me, I'm just kidding!)
Russia, because the lack of control... Pakistan and India, cause those folks are too similar and hate one each other. And Israel, in case of a really serious threat.

[Q Classic]

any country with nuclear weapons terrifies me.

[flash9286]

none, im not a pussie like you all

[Aro]

Originally posted by flash9286
none, im not a pussie like you all

You're young, you have plenty of time to develop some fear...

[Kuciwalker]

Aro - I'm thinking about the same way you are. However, I don't think Israel is QUITE as much of a threat as you make it out to be.

[flash9286]

why would anybody drop a nuclear bomb on rural North carolina

[OneFootInTheGrave]

Clearly Pakistan... nuclear proliferation very likely, how can you believe a country whose intelligence agancy set Taliban up?

Who says it didn't already happen?

[TCO]

Originally posted by yago
USA

-Militaristic
-Exspansionist

By far the most dangerous

Russia

I don't fear their nuclear weapons, I fear the state of the nuclear plants

North-Korea, India, Pakistan

Very dangerous when mixed with American diplomats.

(American-diplomat, is that an oxymoron ?)

Maybe you should enter a defensive alignment with Russia. You could pay them with better nuke power technology. And they would use their weapons to protect you from the US. go back to the old East German model...

[Carver]

Pakistan has to be #1, simply because its the least stable nuke owning country, one coup and who knows what type of government they will have. Also, they've never ruled out a first use of nuclear weapons in a war with India. Although, because of Pakistan's nukes, India will probably never launch an attack designed to occupy Pakistan or change its regime.

Israel is #2 because they will use nukes if they are losing a conventional war. And another conventional war is still very likely given Israel's offensive posture which includes occupying other nations' land and conducting military strikes against other countries.

re: North Korea. They have to act a little irrational. It will never be rational for the North Koreans to use nukes in war, they would only partially damage the US or Japan but they would be wiped out. So if they don't feign a little irrationality and look like they really might use nukes they would have no deterrent. (p.s. I don't think they would ever use nukes against S Korean cities, those are their brothers after all)

[Aro]

Originally posted by skywalker
Aro - I'm thinking about the same way you are. However, I don't think Israel is QUITE as much of a threat as you make it out to be.

Only if Israel find itself in a really desperate position, I think. And I don't know if they will use nukes, not with the strong opposition to something like that, from the American Jews. (I know what I'm talking about - I'm a half Jew... )

[Aro]

Originally posted by yago
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North-Korea, India, Pakistan

Very dangerous when mixed with American diplomats.
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True, very true...

[Az]

shhhhhhhhhhhhh..... don't let him in on the world domination conspiracy!

I don't think that Israel will need to use nukes as a deterrant against a conventional attack for quite some time. Who's exactly going to threaten it?

[Aro]

At the moment, no one.

[Az]

precisely.

[Kuciwalker]

That's a good point.