Why are nations around the world not allowed to have nuclear weapons according to the US?

Question

When the US has thousands, if not millions of nuclear weapons at its disposal, surely if the US are really planning on spreading worldwide peace and bringing down terrorism they would somehow get rid of their own?

and no i'm not saying other nations SHOULD have nuclear weapons, i'm saying no-one should

Answer 1

if other countries had them america would not be able to bully them.

Answer 2

Your question bags an explanation before an answer.USA acquired such weapons under different circumstances of cold war where more than a threat, a deterrence was the need.Well,it's a long story.Coming to the present times,the core issue is not the possession of weapons by other nations but the existence of a suitable command tructure,political stability and security of such weapons while in the hands of such countries.For instance,Iran can have the nuclear weapons but it's command structure and political stability is not good enough to ensure that such weapons are not allowed to fall in to wrong hands and thus pose a threat to the world peace.Also,if America destroys all it's nuclear weapons,can you imagine the shape of world politics thereafter?The political values which prompted you to post this question is of least concern to many people,politicians and even some Governments and they have to be told a few things in the language they understand, for the interest of world peace and stability.

Answer 3

Oh boy, every country in the world with a stock pile of nuclear weapons. I can see how this would appeal to a liberal. I'll bet you're particularly excited at the prospect of a country that has vowed to destroy America having them. I wonder how you'd feel if I was your neighbor who was constantly threatening to blow up your house. Would you support selling me dynamite?

Edit: And how would you ensure that no country surreptitiously acquired nuclear weapons, once every one was disarmed? Are you so naive as to believe everyone would actually abide by such an agreement and no country would resort to nuclear blackmail?

Furthermore, why do the same whining liberals who keep pointing out that the United States is the only country to use a nuclear weapon conveniently forget that it was done to prevent the unnecessary death of an estimated 400,000-800,000 American soldiers and 5 to 10 million Japanese if mainland Japan was invaded? Why do they forget that both Japan and German had atomic weapons programs that would have been used against the United States if they were successful?

Answer 4

Hardly anybody is supposed to have nuclear weapons. India and Pakistan just barely got by. Israel isn't supposed to have nuclear weapons. The list of countries is very short. Just about everybody is allowed to have nuclear power though if they sign a treaty and follow the guidelines.

Answer 5

The biggest single problem with a question like this,is it is instantly linked to religion.The usual noise,but the world forbid if every idiot who does not believe in a free world,and putting women back to second class citizens,and wander about firing guns willey nilley,is this what we want.Why not advocate peace,why not negotiate complete removal of these killers,rid the world of these bombs altogether.But thats not what its about is it,they want the weapons at any cost and you will believe what i do.With forward thinking,instead of the USA being what is termed world police,put a religion in its place,and ladies you are subservient overnight

Answer 6

Its not according to the US that there not allowed them. Its according to the UN. Most countries signed the nuclear non proliferation treaty. including Iran if thats the one your thinking of. Israel didnt thats why they are an undecleared nuclear power a spy leaked details of there program thats how it is known. The permanate memers of the security council had nuclear power before the treaty was signed and are allowed nukes but not to develop new ones. India and pakistan both brke this treaty to have them and were sanctioned. Both now allow inspections by the UN. Iran Say there program is peaceful but wont allow the UN to inspect it. Programs to build power plnt are allowed under the treaty ut the type of reacor that IRan is builing produces wepons grade material thats why the US is so concerened. I agree no one should have them there far to dangerous.

Answer 7

The US is not "planning" on spreading worldwide peace - if that were the case, it would have intervened in Rwanda.

It "acts" on the basis of self-interest, which is largely economic, and considers nuclear weapons a deterrent in respect of countries hostile to it.

Answer 8

America want to make and sell weapons and when America faces completion it gets jealous and cannot help but send troops to launch an attach to first destroy the weapons factories.
America wants to Monopolize the weapon market and not many Americans are in favor of this.
They are countries like India where Americans cannot dictate terms and the majority of Indians are against signing
the 123 treaty with USA. Indians does not want their hands tied by signing the treaty.

Answer 9

There are many countries who possess nuclear capability not just the US - if nuclear weapons fall into the hands of unstable or undemocratic countries then the risk of another nuclear bomb being used in angerdoesn't bear thinking about. The threat of nuclear war has stopped us being subjected to another world war for over 60 years - this threat cannot stop terrorism however because they are not based in one country so nowhere to attack.

Answer 10

yeah but if they got rid of theirs, BANG goes their defence against other countries with them; if they have nuclear weapons too, they can destroy the other country before they die, so everyone loses (this is the theory, and it helped cause the arms race). it's a stupid theory, but you're never gonna persuade everyone to give up their nuclear weapons - they don't trust each other enough.

Answer 11

Because the US are the Good Guys and we know they would never use nukes, and certainly never on civilians.

brkshandilya, the US developed nukes not during the Cold War, but during World War II and used them on Japanese civilians. The USA is the only nation to ever use nuclear weapons, and it was on civilians.