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To: Joe NYC who wrote (484403)	5/30/2009 1:33:54 PM
From: combjelly	Respond to of 1573697

"First, NK does not have a lot of bombs. After the first one or two, they are out." True. But the single biggest thing keeping sort of a lid on nuclear proliferation is the dead certainty that use will get the user squashed by the big players in the game. So they are more of an expensive status symbol, except with the possible exception of Israel. India wanted to be taken seriously, so they developed theirs. That had the unintended consequence of pushing Pakistan towards acquiring their own. If NK can develop, build and then use a couple with no consequences, then everyone will have them. If everyone has them, then they will get used. Probably over something stupid. No one wants that. Especially Russia and China. Little pipsqueak countries with nukes means they can't push them around with impunity. It also means that disaffected groups are more likely to get their hands on them. And use them. We worry about terrorists getting them, which in the current environment is extremely unlikely. Russia and China both have internal groups who wouldn't hesitate to use them against those governments. You think the Chechens would hesitate on sneaking one into Moscow?