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To: Sam Citron who wrote (65909)9/13/2002 3:26:18 PM
From: michael97123  Respond to of 70976
 
Naive questions:

What is a WMD? weapons of mass destruction

Is a nuke a WMD? yup

Who determines which nations should be "allowed" to have nuclear capabilities? Cary



To: Sam Citron who wrote (65909)9/13/2002 3:27:07 PM
From: Gottfried  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 70976
 
OT, weapon of mass destruction = WMD. Nukes are WMDs. >Who determines which nations should be "allowed" to have nuclear capabilities?< The most powerful.

Gottfried



To: Sam Citron who wrote (65909)9/13/2002 7:59:29 PM
From: Gary Ng  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 70976
 
Re: Who determines which nations should be "allowed" to have nuclear capabilities?

The President of United States. Well it is a little beyond that, not just which nations should be allowed to have WMD but who can run a nation needs President of USA's approval. The WMD in the hand of USA do contribute a lot to its authority in this matter. No wonder every nation wants WMD.