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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Anyone has a good read on how did pakistan develop its nuclear capabilities? The things ive read so far are a bit shallow but it is fascinating, it almost reads like a fiction novel lol

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] -2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I can't be the only one that finds this cringe, right? It's not like nations have a big red "get nukes" button at their governments' central office. And Israel has bombed Iraq's, Syria's and now Iran's nuclear power plants, all of which were civilian energy projects. Iran is even a signatory to the NPT and has been under IEAE surveillance for decades at this point. I don't know about the cases of Iraq and Syria, but I assume they are similar.

My point is, if these countries were trying to get nukes, they would get thwarted immediately.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's a meme, obviously it should be phrased "develop nuclear capabilities in secret".

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

I doubt it's easy to keep it secret, especially in the middle east where american presence is high. I admit I do not know a lot about the DPRK's nuclear weapons program, but a quick search shows it wasn't really a secret.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 weeks ago

Step 3: If you don't have nukes and USA claims you have nukes, drop everything and get nukes

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I still stand by my conspiracy theory that even the states who are known to have nukes don't actually have functional nukes anymore, it's just that they've managed to convince everyone that they've still got functional nukes

Also daily reminder that the only country that ever used nukes against another was the US

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

You don't really need to have a nuke ready to launch but to have the infrastructure and know-how to develop one.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

If you don't have nukes and are being accused of having them, drop everything and get nukes immediately.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm trying to order nukes off of Ebay but I'm having trouble.

Then again, no one's accused me of having nukes, but I like to be prepared.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago

Look for the user comrade-ki.m1950. They will hook you up

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 weeks ago

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