Trump says U.S. operation captured Venezuela's president Nicolas Maduro

Re:Trump says U.S. operation captured Venezuela's president ... by mamonster on Saturday January 03, 2026 @10:44AM (#46477939)

The global impact of this is that nuclear non-proliferation is basically about to die. Iran, Ukraine, Venezuela and the complete absence of any regime change attempts in North Korea is enough evidence.

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Re:Trump says U.S. operation captured Venezuela's president ... by JumpCrisscross on Saturday January 03, 2026 @02:40PM (#46480686)

Let’s be real, it’s been toast since the Iran-Israel versus Russia-Ukraine split screen. Bending over backward to help a nuclear power while doing the same to avoid irritating another.

Poland, Taiwan and Ukraine should try to get nuclear weapons. Unfortunately, so should Saudi Arabia, the U.A.E. and Iran.

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Re:Trump says U.S. operation captured Venezuela's president ... by mamonster on Saturday January 03, 2026 @04:13PM (#46481631)

>Poland, Taiwan and Ukraine should try to get nuclear weapons.

Poland is gonna get them in 2026 in a roundabout way because I fully expect Macron to actually extend the French nuclear umbrella to the EU as he has hinted he wants to do.

The other 2 countries won't happen ever. The moment you start a nuclear program you are a rogue state for the US and those 2 countries rely too much on the US, especially Taiwan.

>Saudi Arabia, the U.A.E and Iran Well Iran is working on theirs. The other 2 don't have state capacity to develop their own nuclear program so unless Putin sells them nukes I really don't know how they would do it.

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