# Nuclear Powers of the World

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-powers-of-the-world/142377>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 13, 2002, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-powers-of-the-world/142377 "2002-12-13T00:33:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Stccrd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8797f3/32.png) [@Stccrd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stccrd)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2002, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-powers-of-the-world/142377/1 "2002-12-13T00:33:58Z")

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In response to [**this article**](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46983-2002Dec12.html), I was wondering if anyone thought this to be of any particular concern?

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**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2002, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-powers-of-the-world/142377/2 "2002-12-13T02:23:32Z")

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I’m far more worried that India and Pakistan have nukes.

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**Author:** ![DreadCthulhu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/db5fbb/32.png) [@DreadCthulhu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DreadCthulhu)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2002, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-powers-of-the-world/142377/3 "2002-12-13T02:27:53Z")

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To heck with India and Pakistan, the fact the _France_ has nukes is what really scares me.

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**Author:** ![Urban\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Urban\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urban_Ranger)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2002, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-powers-of-the-world/142377/4 "2002-12-13T03:21:18Z")

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Com’on, even the Brits have them.

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**Author:** ![verybdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/49beb7/32.png) [@verybdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/verybdog)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2002, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-powers-of-the-world/142377/5 "2002-12-13T05:56:29Z")

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This world will be much safer when everybody gets nukes. Nukes are dangerous and tend to be used when country A has it, but country B doesn’t. When nukes were used as means of blackmail by a superpower, other weaker countries are bound to seeking it. I don’t think there will be a stop to that.