Do you believe the U.S. has the right to sanction nations who want to create nukes?

Question

I ask this question based on the fact that the united states is the only country in all the history of the world, to use a nucleur weapon against anyone. Do you feel this is a double standard? what message does this send to other countries? Saddam had no wmd's and he was invaded.North Korea does have WMD'S and they were not invaded.

Answer 1

The US, or any country, has the right to trade with the countries it wants to. Therefore if a country takes part in something, like nuclear development, it has the right to impose sanctions. Saddam was openly ignoring UN sanctions, not US sanctions, that's what led to the belief of WMDs. Believe me, if he had them it wouldn't have been a good senario for any other country. North Korea isn't under any UN sanctions for it's nuclear development. Though it might be shortly. So it's not as cut and dry as one country has them, not invaded, one country doesn't, invaded. So, yes the US does have the right not to trade with a country if it's within the interest of the US and it's citizens.

Answer 2

US was the one that used the nuclear bomb on Japan to stop the world war II. That happened and people know of its horrible and terrible consequences and devastating damage. But because of the political conditions of the world at that time, many countries also developed nuclear power and succeeded to possess nuclear weapons. However, there are many countries who do not have nuclear weapon yet but having known the devastating effect of nuclear weapon, through the UN they agreed to stop the proliferation of the nuclear weapon. Now at this time, no country can be as powerful as US, so if any nation defies the world opinion moted by the UN and starts to acquire nuclear weapon, that country would certainly be able to do so if US does not threaten action to restrain that nation from developing nuclear weapon. The question is not US has the right, it doesn't have but in view of the desire of the world to have lesser or not future country to possess nuclear weapon, it could be the silent of hope of UN that US can take up the role to stop that proliferation of nuclear weapon. Anyway, if US is now relinquishing this thandless role, I think gradually all other nations will follow suite and what the world will become. It will be very unsafe. Any time any place, a nuclear warfare will be erupted. Now what do you think US must do since UN cannot do?

Answer 3

Yes - It was bad enough staring the Soviets down for forty years and flushing billions of dollars down the toilet in the process. Radical governments who don't understand or care about the ramifications of using nukes would contaminate the world and send humanity back to the dark ages. The Japanese would have lost millions of people if it were not for the bomb and an invasion was necessary. The Tokyo fire bombing killed over 100,000 which is more than the two nukes. Besides, what does either Iran or North Korea need nuclear weapons for? Sadam wasn't invaded in 1990 because of the Soviet protection. China keeps us out of North Korea today. Not by their nukes, but by the economic ties we have with them.

Answer 4

Yeah. We can sanction who we want to sanction.
Just like you chose to ask this controversial question, I choose to pick one side of it. That is within my rights. However, telling other people how to answer (which would be like a country telling other nations to create sanctions) is unethical.

Answer 5

The US has NO such right. We are not the rulers of the world no matter what some in government may think.

We, who have used nuclear weapons are mighty arrogant telling other nations that they can not even make them.

Answer 6

We are trying to get rid of the nukes. Adding more nations to the nuke club just means we can never get rid of them. So yes, we have the right and obligation to do what is right.

Answer 7

I really wonder if anyone here has seriously considered the alternative to Truman's toasting of Nagasaki and Hiroshima?

I don't think so.

Answer 8

No, that is what organizations such as the UN are supposed to do. And how do we, loaded with nukes waving them as threats to those who want to create them or have them, look to the world? Hypocritical.

Answer 9

Might makes right...Please liberal doves do not report me, my mail box is full of violation notification emails, because I hurt your feelings. Let me tell you before you report me: "I'm sorry." I'm also sorry that might makes right. I'm sorry the United States is the lone super power and I'm sorry we bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Please except my apology.

Answer 10

if you were in a room full of people and wanted to dominate everyone, would you want everyone to have a weapon or just yourself
usa isnt the best.....just the most agressive