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[-] barrbaric@hexbear.net 24 points 4 weeks ago

Let's also consider the stances of those countries on a nuclear first strike:

  • China: Unambiguous "No First Use", with no exceptions
  • Iran: Doesn't even have nukes and afaik has been cleared of ever trying to do so by international inspectors
  • Russia: Reserves the right to use nuclear weapons if WMD are deployed against itself or its allies or if the very existence of the state is threatened with conventional warfare
  • The US: Still has full first use.

For fun, the other countries with nukes:

  • The UK: Has openly stated they will use nukes in a pre-emptive strike, officially has no stance on a "No First Use" policy in order to "keep its enemies guessing"
  • Israel: Doesn't have nukes (winkwinknudgenudge) but would 300% use them if they did
  • India: No first use against states without nukes
  • Pakistan: Full first use.
  • North Korea: First use if they get attacked
this post was submitted on 20 Aug 2024
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