On the permanent members

Post #87,010 by pwhysall 3/10/03 7:13:41 AM Reply	On the permanent members It's cuz we've got legit nukes, and enough of them to end everything. Every single permanent member of the security council (UK, France, China, Russia, USA) is well-able to reduce the planet to ash. In other words, we've got the biggest boots on. Peter [link\|http://www.debian.org\|Shill For Hire] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Blog]
Post #87,011 by bluke 3/10/03 8:16:26 AM 3/10/03 8:29:16 AM Reply	In other words ... might makes right. This is exactly why those people who believe that a war sanctioned by the UN is legitimate are being ridiculous. Here are numbers (see [link\|http://www.cdi.org/issues/nukef&f/database/nukearsenals.cfm\|Nuclear Arsenals] ) of nuclear weapons in the various arsenals around the world: USA - 10656 Russia - around 10000 China - 400 France - 350 Israel - around 200 Britain - 185 India - 60+ Pakistan - 24-48 Edited by bluke March 10, 2003, 08:29:16 AM EST Expand All History
Post #87,063 by pwhysall 3/10/03 12:17:17 PM Reply	Heh. Yeah, I can see that a permanent security council composed of Israel, Pakistan, Syria, Colombia and Sudan would do a GREAT job. Peter [link\|http://www.debian.org\|Shill For Hire] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Blog]
Post #87,229 by bluke 3/11/03 3:02:33 AM Reply	It couldn't be much worse then the current makeup After all the Soviet Union was a permanent member, and China is a permanent member, neither one was/is a place where you or I would want to live. Besides, Colombia, Sudan and Syria have no nuclear weapons. Also funny that you mention Syria, as Syria is currently a member of the council. Let's look at the some of the current council members and see just who is deciding these weighty issues: Syria - a state sponsor of terrorism developing WMD Angola - a failed state Pakistan - a military dictatorship Does anyone think that the decision of these countries can lend moral weight to anything?
Post #87,016 by marlowe 3/10/03 8:52:53 AM Reply	So then we need the anti-missile defense... before we can blow them all off? Even the democratic republics? Somehow I don't think even France would stoop so low as to start a nuke war over a snub. Kim Jong-Il or Saddam might, though. No oil for TotalFinaElf! CHICKENHAWK! Scourge of clucking hens everywhere! Victory is the answer. There are no alternatives. [link\|http://www.angelfire.com/ca3/marlowe/index.html\|http://www.angelfire...arlowe/index.html]
Post #87,061 by Brandioch 3/10/03 12:08:22 PM Reply	Backpack or suitcase nukes.

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