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Originally Posted by Cowperson
You didn't really think that through.
It is curious to ponder a world today where Russia and China, as examples, never acquired nuclear weapons, cowed by a more aggressive America in the mid-40's to mid-50's. That doesn't have to mean nuclear weapons would have actually had to be used to achieve that result . . . . . although i could see a few nearby demonstrations as evidence of will and future intent to get the result.
Re-writing history . . . . .
The North Korea and Iran situations are following a pattern.
Cowperson
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That's quite the stretch. Suggesting the US should've or could've applied the necessary pressure to prevent China or the Soviets from acquiring a nuclear weapon is a little ridiculous.
Pakistan/Iran/Iraq/South Africa/Israel maybe. To me, even India falls into that "what are you going to do?" category.