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N.Korea's and Iran's nuclear programmes are major stumbling blocks on the current world arena. What is the best solution?
Margo 10 September, 2007, 14:51 Given that there is no evidence that Iran is developing nuclear weapons (inspite of what the Americans say: they sustained that Saddam had WMD and it wasn't true!), the best solution is always and only DIPLOMACY. Besides, many countries all over the world have nuclear power stations as energy sources and it's not clear what would be the reason - juridically speaking - to forbid this to Iran.
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Margo 10 September, 2007, 15:03 For what concerns nuclear weapons I would have them banned all over the world. Real stability does not come when everybody is armed up to their teeth. The weapons industry needs and produces war so that very few people can become hugely rich and powerful, while billions of people all over the world need food, work and a dignified life. Peace and perspectives are the only things that can allow that.
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Dino 10 September, 2007, 16:04 It is "TOTAL INSANITY" to allow these 2 countries to continue there programs for one simple fact: Why the heck would anybody "trust" these 2 countries when they has broken many, many agreement's they have signed with western countries over the last 75 years dealing with nuclear issues? They have NO history of bargaining in "GOOD FAITH", not to mention the constant rhetoric of its leaders in the media expressing there clear intention to Destroy its Enemies. America has done bad things around the world "YES" .but when was the last time Bush or "ANY" politician called for the complete destruction of another country? "NEVER"! Both the Little Elvis impostor "Kim" and "I'm-A-Nut-Job" from Iran trash talk all the time! Wake UP people.these 2 countries are dangerous and CRAZY!
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Golo 10 September, 2007, 22:00 Let them have their weapons. They will feel more secure and won't feel a need to flex their military muscle. Leave them alone, and they'll leave you alone. If the United States is unable to invade either, it would calm a lot of tensions. The only nuclear threats are the United States and possibly Israel. Nuclear weapons, the great equalizer. That is, if ANY of the supposed nations are contemplating building weapons and not for civilian use.
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Al 11 September, 2007, 01:48 Agreed Golo. Nuclear weapons are best used as a deterrance or defence, that's a fact and the only real way to look at them because we all know what will happen if they are used for offense. Could you think of a better way for a country to commit suicide? Let Iran and Korea have the nukes, just ensure they are not mass produced and sold to other countries.
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vencor 18 September, 2007, 09:41 Iran has more of a legitimate claim to develop Nucs if you look at Israel's massive arsenal. However North Korea has a benefactor in PRC with nucs and thus has no need to develop nucs. However given that the country's nuclear options are decided in Washinton rather than in Teheran, would anyone grudge Iran's nuclear programme! It almost inhumanely unjust!
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fred 18 September, 2007, 11:01 dino . why shouldn't we trust them ?? i don't see any reasons we should believe more one than an other one . (including USA , Russia or France ! ) that's exactly why the whole matter is kind of B.S. ! there is tha atom-agency , so let them deal with it . off-course for some not-so-wise-man (i do edit myself the post to ease the work of RT ! ;-)) , yes i' talking about G.W.B. ) would not make any difference , if it suit theirs need , it will be ok ; if not they will just pretend Mr Albaradai (sorry for mispelling) is sold to Russia , Iran or whomever they will have as a target then . yes , the only way out is DIPLOMACY , and it should starts FIRST by USA talking directly with Iran to settle any misunderstanding . like scrapping-off the "damato" law (ok = forbidding any US firms to invest in Iran , while everybody interrested in the topic know that the US firms are making-up some off-shore entity to be able to be in Iran without being labelled as US firms .) only diplomacy will allow Iran to have civillian nuclear and control what is not civillian .!!
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sam 19 September, 2007, 07:44 Nuclear weapons have always played a role as defensive weapons.Think of it how many wars between the USA and the USSR would there have been? My believe that the only reason Iran and N Korea want nukes is to stop being bullied by stronger countries.Think of it. would anyone invade them if they could explode a nuc51lear device over enermy troops.Like the talk of Iran invasion going.I wonder if people ever learn lessons.
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Sevodnya_Net 19 September, 2007, 15:17 I deplore any threat of war against Iran or N. Korea by the US. However, it is highly questionable that nuclear weapons stopped wars between the super powers. More importantly, today, it is wholly ludicrous to suggest that countries such as Iran want nuclear weapons to stop them being bullied by larger countries. Since Iran started its nuclear program it has had nothing but hassle and threats from the US! I'm no fan of Israel, but it's not gone unnoticed that the Iranian president has threatened the destruction of that country. Considering the number of expatriot Russians who live in that country I wonder at Putin's desire to help Iran's nuclear program. Nuclear weapons are dangerous in anyone's hands. I'd like to see them disposed of altogether. The world is a more dangerous place with them and I find it hard to understand how anyone can say otherwise.
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Parham 20 September, 2007, 11:46 UN security must don't let Iranian Goverment Have nuclear weapons. Now in Iran They kill people cause their opposition of goverment. they kill gays and.
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sam 20 September, 2007, 17:38 and blacks and native americans. Hold on sorry wrong country
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Spotswood 28 May, 2009, 10:17 I think both Ahmadinejad and Kim Jong Il should be assassinated. Maybe Team America could do it?
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cebele 28 May, 2009, 10:27 Don't think it would change anything... Just create more turmoil in the world.
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Paul R 30 May, 2009, 12:36 This boils down to who has the right to tell others what they can or they cannot have. Why is it that the west always thinks Russia, China and others in the East are always a threat? Bear in mind, please, which country used nuclear bombs against civilians - it wasn't anyone from the East; Which country used chemical and biological warfare against civilians - again, it certainly wasn't anyone from the East, so why are they the ones always portrayed as the baddies? Now, Iran says it needs nuclear power for electricity etc. before it runs out of oil. It also says it needs to invest in this now so it has what it needs in 30 years' time, which is how long it takes to have the right number of nuclear power plants. The UK, France, and even Sweden now are doing the same thing. Iran says it needs to be able to produce its own fuel,rather than have to rely on the good will and honesty (?) of other countries not to cut off their supply of fuel whenever they feel like it or want to force Iran into doing something which is against its strategic or national interest. Iran is also, and has been for 30 years, a signatory to the NPT, which means it voluntarily has signed up to inspections. Neither Israel, not a number of countries who do possess not only nuclear power but also nuclear weapons have done this, so they are never going to be inspected to see how safe they are. And how many wars have these nuclear power countries got into in just the last 30 years? Lots, whereas Iran has not attacked anybody for hundreds of years. So who is the real risk here? And who should have the right to tell others that they are a danger? If everyone treated countries like Iran with a bit of respect, like the Russians who - being one of the strongest nations in the world - are actually capable of diplomacy, the world as a whole would be a much safer place. And as for wanting to stop other countries from advancing in technology so they will always be dependent on others for the simplest devices, and be technologically inferior, you should see how many originally Russian inventions are now attributed to western scientists. As for the Israelis, they keep starting wars for which everyone else pays the price.
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Marzipan6 31 May, 2009, 07:13 The question, “What is the best solution” implies that there actually is a solution, and all that someone needs to do is to choose the best one. But there is no solution. When a leader, his ruling clique and his entire land has descended into a deep ideological distortion of reality – whether Nazi, Islamic or Stalinist ideology makes no difference – those people become unreasonable. By definition, one cannot reason with the unreasonable. “Solution” is a metaphor implying that some impurity or pollutant can be nicely dissolved and washed away. This never happened to Nazism –a hammer had to be used on it, not a “solution”. It didn’t happen to the Soviet Union – nothing gently dissolved and washed away the pollutant of Stalinism; instead, the whole state had to collapse under its own weight, descend into total crisis, and even then it emerged only partially free of the Stalinism’s toxic legacy. It did not happen in South Africa – the concerted opprobrium of the whole world had to be brought to bear on it through multiple levels of sanctions until reasonable South Africans could no longer live under that collective disapproval, and the system changed – but the proportion of reasonable people in South Africa probably exceeded the equivalent in the other two more directly totalitarian states, so moral pressure worked there, but did not in the other two. The question that rather needs to be asked of nuclear-armed rogue states is, how much pressure needs to be brought to bear on them, and up to what point will such pressure still be less damaging than the damage that will be caused by those states in continuing to live out their toxic ideology? This is, sadly, not a “solution”. As already mentioned, you cannot successfully negotiate or reason with the unreasonable. It is a totally imposed remedy. Once the world community agrees that it is looking for the right imposed remedy rather than for a “solution”, it will be that much closer to finding one. Mistakes may well be made along the way of applying such a remedy. But one has to ask, are the effects of such mistakes less or greater than those of the mistake of allowing rogue nunclear armed countries to work out their ideology on their neighbours.
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Peter Handels 7 June, 2009, 07:14 Here we go again - "rogue states".... Who exactly defines rogue states? Who has the right to do so? Countries cannot be called deviant just because they do not comply with bullies and want to be equal with others. Those armchair soldiers who just want us to get into another war, against countries who have actually only been interested in self defence, need to keep quiet. A country is not just an entity - it is a collection of human beings just like any other. You are not allowed to just go and bomb people because you think you are better or more capable of handling technology. The argument in the last comment makes no sense - we are told "solutions" don't work, so use a hammer against Nazis - but then, nobody used a hammer against South Africa, did they? Actually, at the time, it was Nelson Mandela and his followers who were called terrorists, rogue politicians, extremists, etc.by the same people who are now calling others extremists. No. You talk to people with mutual respect - understanding that they are just as entitled to defend themselves as you are. Who can say which European country will vote in fascists again? And what if they suddenly want to take over everyone again? who will defend those countries without the technology to prevent this?
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