# Is U.S. war policy encouraging the world to go nuclear?  The future of proliferation.

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [March 20, 2003, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-u-s-war-policy-encouraging-the-world-to-go-nuclear-the-future-of-proliferation/162724 "2003-03-20T04:15:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![steronz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steronz/32/11765_2.png) [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-u-s-war-policy-encouraging-the-world-to-go-nuclear-the-future-of-proliferation/162724/17 "2026-09-04T18:18:14Z")

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Reminds me of an [old thread I started](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-we-gave-iran-nuclear-weapons/610504) {blinks} FOURTEEN YEARS AGO?

I don’t think it makes sense for any country to acquire nukes (I think the US should disarm), but I also think it’s perfectly logical for certain _governments_, especially dictatorships, for the reasons outlined in the OP, in Velocity’s bump, and elsewhere. There’s basically no downside and lots of upsides.

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