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Originally posted by Dionysus
Question. 
What gives US the right to question other countries about having weapons of mass destruction?
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Simple... certain other countries who already have the Bomb or are at the point of deploying one aren't afraid to sell 'em or give 'em away to the highest bidder, namely terrorists. India and Pakistan have itchy trigger fingers and looking for an excuse to annihilate each other. Israel isn't afraid to use their (officially non-existent) nuclear arsenal if Saddam hoses off a few Scuds with chem or bio agents. They've already informed the US through the 'back channel' to stay out of the way if that should happen.
We've unleashed the nuclear genie twice in anger over 55 years ago, and got into an arms race with the former Soviet Union that practically guaranteed the total annihilation of planet Earth several times over if they were all used. The nuclear planners called this unlikely scenario a 'war-gasm' and for good reason.
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