Re:NYT Confirms Israel Killed an Iranian Nuclear Scientist w...
by ethbr0 on Tuesday September 21, 2021 @11:54AM
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Every country's primary purposes are to guarantee continued sovereignty & obtain military superiority (or at least credible deterrence).
This is why major nuclear power invasions of non-nuclear powers are incredibly dangerous: they incentivize nuclear weapons development and disincentivize adhering to the NPT.
Where the NPT really failed was in handling actors with expansive, violent regional influence aspirations like Iran and Pakistan.
If you're inevitably going to come in conflict with the US and/or international community, your obvious move is to develop nuclear weapons. The NPT provides no carrot to balance out that reality.
This is why major nuclear power invasions of non-nuclear powers are incredibly dangerous: they incentivize nuclear weapons development and disincentivize adhering to the NPT.
Where the NPT really failed was in handling actors with expansive, violent regional influence aspirations like Iran and Pakistan.
If you're inevitably going to come in conflict with the US and/or international community, your obvious move is to develop nuclear weapons. The NPT provides no carrot to balance out that reality.