There is a new trend in the world: many people want their own atomic bomb. At least, they are thinking about it and discussing the possibilities. All this is a consequence of changes in the global balance.
The US has made it clear that there is not enough money to defend Europe. Trump claims the lands of allies – Danish (so far) Greenland quite seriously and Canada not seriously. In response, distrust is born: how will an ally that attacks my sovereignty defend me? And now the whole world is talking about its atomic bomb.
According to experts, if the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty collapses, the world will have 15-25 nuclear-armed countries. The idea wanders between minds in two variants: to borrow or to build their own. Canadian Ukrainian Hrystia Freeland suggested that Britain could provide Canada with nuclear weapons to defend itself against the United States.
But it’s better to make its own bomb: Canada must be prepared for conflict with Russia in Europe and the Arctic. Poland has said it is ready to acquire nuclear weapons. Germany is also discussing the topic. South Korea and Japan consider the US under Trump an unreliable ally, pondering their own nuclear program.
The idea of the Poles acquiring other people’s bobmbs for joint use is militarily ludicrous. But Germany, South Korea and Japan are at such a level of technology that they will create weapons without outside help in the foreseeable future. And here the main question is the sanity of politicians.
It is based on the simplest reasoning: if Pakistan can do it, why can’t we? But Pakistanis are in an ongoing bloody conflict with India and have lost all conventional wars for 70 years. For Islamabad, the atomic bomb is the last hope.
If a tanker hits the gas on Israel’s eastern border, it will bump into the Mediterranean Sea in two hours. For Israel, nuclear weapons are a legacy of an era when it fought two dozen Arab states. One can understand the Japanese and Koreans, who have an unpredictable nuclear Pyongyang and a Chinese giant that will soon become the third nuclear superpower.
But why, God forbid, do Germany, Poland and Canada surrounded by oceans need nuclear weapons? We can only hope that this talk will subside with the arrival of a new U.S. president. A world with 20 new nuclear bomb possessors is much more dangerous.
Instead of building bombs, why don’t countries invest in peacekeeping efforts? A world with 20 nuclear-armed nations sounds terrifying. 🕊️
Canada considering nuclear weapons? That’s shocking! I understand the concerns about Russia in the Arctic, but wouldn’t diplomacy be a better solution than escalating tensions?
Germany and Japan discussing nukes feels like déjà vu from WWII history. We’ve seen how dangerous this path can be—let’s not repeat past mistakes.
This is a dangerous trend! If more countries start developing nuclear weapons, it could lead to an arms race that destabilizes the entire world. We need stronger international agreements to prevent this. 💣
Germany, Japan, and South Korea have the technology to build nukes quickly, but should they? Advanced tech doesn’t mean we should abandon diplomacy and rely on weapons!
Honestly, I can see why countries like Poland and South Korea are considering this. When allies like the US seem unreliable, self-defense becomes a priority. It’s sad but understandable. 😔