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To: Bob Mohebbi who wrote (355283)	2/6/2003 8:49:28 PM
From: sea_biscuit	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

Some 4 years back, I had argued with some people from India about their nuclear program and how it is not essential for their defense at all. One of them told me that it is needed, for instance, if the US were to attack them. At that point, I laughed and told them that the US would not attack any country without provocation... India is developing ICBMs now and will probably have the capability sometime during this decade. And so will North Korea. Of course, Russia and China already have that. The present situation is doing real wonders for global nuclear non-proliferation and world peace! :-(

To: Bob Mohebbi who wrote (355283)	2/6/2003 9:06:09 PM
From: DavesM	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 769670

The difference is, that Iraq and Israel are still in a state of war. If a nuclear weapon hits Israel, within minutes, the center of Arab culture is going to be in the South of France. North Korea is surrounded by nations where U.S. troops are stationed, or by nations that have nuclear weapons - themselves. Russia, China, Japan, and South Korea are all either world economic or military powers. Are you trying to imply that there is no difference between the government of Iraq versus the governments of: Pakistan, India, Israel, Russia or the United States?