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Who gets to have nuclear weapons and why? | Start Here

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Israel and the US – both nuclear-armed states – recently attacked Iran. They said it was to prevent Iran getting a nuclear weapon, something Iran denies it’s trying to do.

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What determines which countries can, and can’t, have nuclear weapons? And are we seeing a new nuclear race?

#AJStartHere with Sandra Gathmann explains

Currently two countries that should not have nuckes are North Korea and Pakistan.

— @ikgt12

Chapters:

01:09 - How the Cuban Missile Crisis led to a new nuclear order.

Whoever's got them can have them. As once one has them, no one dare take it off them.

Might is Right. And nuclear defence gives one that might ho be right, and have them.

Beautiful clouds of mushroom goodness should be enjoyed by all of the nations under Allah God.

— @KamaljitSandhu-w6q

01:58 - The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and the nine nuclear-armed states.

04:49 - The key factors that affect a country’s calculation on nukes.

To have peace: Everyone should have nukes, and quantity based on size of population or country or both.

History showed only FOOLS gave up their nuclear ambition: Libya, Iraq, Iran to name a few and North Korea on the opposite who have nukes and no American intervention.

— @DanBurgaud

05:47 - Security: do nuclear weapons make a country more, or less, safe?

07:22 - The US nuclear umbrella - can it still be trusted?

Those beings controlling the UAPs have already shut down our silos and in USSR they triggered launch sequence & scared the vodka out of them

— @illuminatiopress3755

08:10 - Do nuclear weapons enhance a country’s status?

09:40 - What’s going on with Iran?

No nuclear bomb for Iran god have mercy on people I don’t know what this world is coming to

— @mohammadaminmohammadamin-r3z

14:32 - Who gets to police the global nuclear order?

14:52 - How the nine nuclear-armed states are increasing their spending on nukes.

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This episode features:

Gary Samore | Director, Crown Centre for Middle East Studies & Professor, Brandeis University

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Hans M. Kristensen | Director, Nuclear Information Project at the Federation of American Scientists

Sharon Squassoni | Research Professor, George Washington University

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Hassan Elbahtimy | Senior Lecturer, Dept of War Studies, King’s College London

Tariq Rauf | Former IAEA official

LET NUKE WAR HAPPENED

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Nations must be serious about holding each other accountable to the terms of the npt
This is not easy when you have so-called leaders that act erratically like the current leadership in the US
Treaties become meaningless with unstable man like Trump at the helm

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More User Perspectives

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Great video thank you.
One thing that’s come up in conversations of late is the question, why is Iran being bombed by Israel ( and the USA ) for it’s supposed interest in developing nuclear weapons while the nuclear arsenal in Israel is never talked about ? Seems like Iran would be much more likely to end its supposed interest in nuclear weapons if Israel got rid of its nuclear arsenal.

@mikehamilton1153
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The lesser countries have nukes , the better . Best is all the nukes in the world disappear . But if it has to be , then only democracies should have nukes . Because only in democracies power is divided and abuse of power , or one person (madman) decisions , are the least likely to happen .

@erwinb3412
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If there is one big lesson that Iran and the IGCC have learned from the conflict, it is that they definitely need nukes to stop others from dictating what they can and cannot do within their borders. This is also a lesson for all other countries. Nukes are the only way to stop Western imperialist arrogance.



The IGCC should go on with their uranium program or get ready-made nukes from Pakistan. Be warned that the USA and Europe "CANNOT" be trusted. They always have motives to benefit themselves. Never ever give in, keep collecting tolls in the Strait of Hormuz, and never give up your nuclear ambitions. All US bases must be removed from the Middle East. All sanctions must be 100% removed, and all Iranian wealth must be released. Every last penny.

@AfricansOnline
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You need to note that IAEA is established to just protect Zionists and western countries interests and no more. When you refer to 'the world' you mean western countries that are controlled and managed by the Zionists.

@hassanpakroo7741
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Having nuclear weapons deters the nation from being bullied and forced to the whim and fancy of bullies like the US and other superpower nations!

@cliffordtan8799
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North Korea may be ostracized but no one is going to invade.

@CarpeDiem-cd
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Why not inspect Israel but Iran.. 😂😊

@DJHambulleKenya
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Any country that is being constantly attacked by his neighbor. Like Iran.

@kichigan1
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Why is the EU to suck up the fact that Terrorruzzia has nuclear-tipped Iskander placed at Königsberg and we have now counterweight to respond with pissibly....meanwhile Trump slowely but surely takes away the nuclear umbrella and scraps Art. 5.
Yeah...consequence my a€€!

@thilomanten8701
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NPT is dead as a rat! Why because the underlining promise to reduce stockpiles is and has been broken...more and more are aquiring them....this last "fig leaf" is crumbling fast! Unfortunately....

@thilomanten8701
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If you don't want to be bullied by the USA and their minions you NEED a nuclear weapon. Iran needs one and in fact all countries need one to keep gringos at bay.

@alejandrofelix7603
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No more countries should get nuclear weapons.

@marksolum1794
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The hypocrisy USA in 1962 was apparent. USA had put nuclear missiles in Turkey very near to Soviet union.

My understanding is USA withdrew it missiles from Turkey and USSR withdrew its missiles from Cuba.

Also the 5 nuclear powers were supposed reduce its nuclear missiles till it reached zero as part of NPT which they never did.

@Suresh_Kamath
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Israel doesn't abide by the NPT . And Israel has threatened the united states and the world with using their nuclear weapons if they are left to fall to their enemies. It's called the (Samson option) read about it.

@gregoryfuzi4745
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No countries are allowed nuclear weapons!! As it is a threat to humanity!

@MeandI007-i4v
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If a nation wants to be free from coercion and control by another state, the best course of action is the nuclear deterrent. This goes for every nation on earth.

@jamesbatcho
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If you have a gun, then no will attack you!
So if you have nuclear weapons then no will attack you.
Like North Korea.

@FixoFelixxx
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Evil white people get to determine who has nukes or not

@jeffsmith8065
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After ww2 all victors became permanent members of the UN security council, but china got independence in 1949, then how did she become a member of the security council as well?

@Muhammadasad1112y
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When you have countries threaten to take people land and property and cause destruction....the idea of having nukes is not a bad idea....

@ML-xc5td
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Excellent coverage, this is what a lot of people need to watch, to be reminded why there was the NPT ,and actual realities opposed to a wish list

@carbunclegrim3419
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ITS the only way to stop the US from invading them.

@charliehargrave7458
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Onlt nations led by madmen should have nukes - right Donnie.

@charlesbromberick4247
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She mainly missed the most absurd case. Genocidal Israel, a non-npt with no sanctions or international supervision nuclear power with a war criminal prime minister who is worried about Iran's nuclear program. The whole thing is absurd.

@hameddehnavi9234
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Thankfully I can delete this whole channel, not just this garbage.

@roadyholmes
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All must get it for self-defense or no one.

@skylink2661
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The war in Iran is about two things. Firstly, America’s self-declared empire, is slowly becoming irrelevant. Secondly, the West’s ambition to control oil supplies and ultimately preserve the dominance of the dollar. It is important to recognise that the West, and especially America, has often failed to respect the sovereignty of other countries, and remaining stuck in an attitude of imperial arrogance.

The reality is that nobody has the right to tell Iran what it can or cannot do, or which weapons it may use to protect itself, especially when others are constantly threatening it. Just a matter of time and Iran will have Nukes, and I feel sorry for Europeans disguise as Jews

The sooner America comes to the realisation that many people no longer care what it thinks or says, the better it will be for everyone. Iran must have the means to defend itself with nukes, or, better still, every country should have nukes to protect themself from would-be invaders and bullies.

@AfricansOnline
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People in the USA love to talk as if they would know if anyone has nuclear weapons. You dont need to go that far to find out how easy it is, that is one thing. But the problem is, you cannot know someone does not have them, and you cannot know how fast someone can acquire them. What the USA loves to do is to talk about it to its own people, make them feel "protected", and make them be the absurdly ignorant they are about what happens in the rest of the World.
One thing you should know about Nuclear weapons is that what prevents the use in "1v1" scenarios is that it is not even 50% chance that it will reach its destination and destroy the target. The time the USA nuked japan, was the first time, Japan had already started the process of surrender, and everyone knows the USA just dropped it to "see what happens". Everyone but the USA people seem to know this.
Today, however, it is probably a question of mere seconds at most the use of a nuclear weapon will be "surprise", and for that to be at least "feasible", that weapon must be in a missile that reaches optimal altitude before anyone can detect it, and any countermeasures can be deployed, which means hiding it from 3 different "GPS" alternatives. All that provided no one leak the plans to do it long before it is launched.
And once it is, several nations which are just waiting for a reason are ready to counter attack, even if they are not the target.
The recent talks about nuclear weapons are as much propaganda as everything else the USA government tells its people.
But one thing you can be sure: If the USA is stupid enough to try it, the only nation that is sure to not survive is the USA. It can lead to a whole lot of people being killed, but the one place that wont survive the aftermath is the USA.

@esavcontabil
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Nuclear weapons, cold war, stuff, yeah yeah... Sandra's quite attractive isn't she?

@dickthekiller
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No one should have nukes, or everyone should have nukes. If only 10 countries have nukes, they will bully countries. Isreal USA bully , invade occupy other countries all the time. 😅😅😊

@moltitrader
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I agree with TRUMP. I don't want trigger happy IRAN to have a nuclear weapon 😊

@reallundz
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Staaten ohne nukleare Abschreckung sind entweder
– Bündnisobjekte
– Verhandlungsobjekte
– oder Schlachtfelder.
Da Nuklearwaffen die einzige Garantie gegen Regime Change sind, wird die
Non-Proliferation (Nichtverbreitung) immer schwieriger durchzusetzen.
Staaten wie der Iran sehen in Nordkorea das Modell für Überleben.

States without nuclear deterrents are either
– alliance targets
– negotiating partners
- or battlefields.
Since nuclear weapons are the only guarantee against regime change,
non-proliferation is becoming increasingly difficult to enforce.
States like Iran see North Korea as a model for survival.

@rpsyntax
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I have a gun. But if you don't have one and you want one don't threaten me with it.....

@patrickkaunda1406
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Everyone should get a personal one. Not every country every person on the planet. Even if you have no food you should get one.

@EetsBack
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The US and Israel bombed Iran because they don't have nuclear weapons. The US doesn't dare do that to North Korea though.

@Tehui1974
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Only through nuclear weapons can the world experience true and lasting peace.

@IceColdProfessional
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I wish the Israeli MOSSAD had a news station with Arabic women telling history and "facts" and called it AlTelavivi Arabic. so many gullible folks out there.

@sleepingtiger4436
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Nukes are not the way to PEACE!!! From morons who think it gains leverage to negotiations as mentioned at 11:20 to fools commenting here who think somehow it brings a level playing field and same rules for all. as though it brings some kind of balance. or useful for security... None of that is true!!

@sleepingtiger4436