Reply #3: Destabilizing Asia with a cascade of nuclear buildups [View All]

[AirAmFan]

Thanks for that URL and debate snippet. I had forgotten that Dubya's WEIRD, WRONGHEADED North Korea policy dates from before the debates. What a complete moron!

Here's the scariest pragraph from the URL I included in the Original Post:

"The worry isn't merely that this strange, totalitarian power will have nuclear weapons--it's also what other powers may do as a result. If North Korea gets a handful or more of atom bombs, many believe that Japan will drop its historical restraints and build atom bombs, too, as a deterrent. A nuclear Japan could galvanize China to restart its long-dormant nuclear weapons program. China's buildup could trigger escalation by India, which would compel Pakistan to match warhead for warhead. All Asia could find itself embroiled in a nuclear arms race."

The chance that a madman would launch a first strike (like Col Jack Ripper in Kubrick's "Dr Strangelove") is very slim for any particular nuclear launch site. But given enough nuclear proliferation, tha chance of an eventual nuclear launch somewhere approaches certainty. Thanks Dubya! Thanks again, Condi!