Tag Archives : nuclear deterrence

When it comes to Iran’s nuclear threat, the powers that be always conjure up worst-case scenarios. ‘But the underlying assumptions need to be questioned more thoroughly. Why would a nuclear Iran necessarily set off a nuclear arms race in the Middle East? The conventional wisdom is that the Sunni Arab powers fear the power of Shiite Persia, and [...]

North Korea takes a confident stance regarding its nuclear weapons program. According to the country’s state media, “Uranium enrichment tests have been successfully carried out and that process is in the concluding stage.” This brings yet another worry to anti-nuclearization critics of the communist regime. Now that ‘North Korea has entered [...]

Nuclear weapons are otherwise regarded as evil, immoral, and illegal. The only justification there is for owning some and the only legitimate function of these weapons is deterrence. In the light of much paranoia happening around as to who has nuclear weapons and just who has the business of telling owners they should not have them, the question remains: [...]