# What's the point to pursuing nuclear weapon programs nowadays? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [January 25, 2012, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-to-pursuing-nuclear-weapon-programs-nowadays/610577 "2012-01-25T04:51:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-to-pursuing-nuclear-weapon-programs-nowadays/610577/61 "2012-01-29T04:46:29Z")
> [@An\_Gadai](#): > > Has a country with nuclear weapons ever been invaded? When did Iceland get nukes? ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-to-pursuing-nuclear-weapon-programs-nowadays/610577/62 "2012-01-29T05:40:52Z")
Iceland? The Brits invaded (or “occupied” if you prefer) at the start of WWII, and later the Americans. I don’t believe there was any armed resistance. ---
**Author:** ![FinnAgain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finnagain/32/12500_2.png) [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-to-pursuing-nuclear-weapon-programs-nowadays/610577/63 "2012-01-29T05:54:13Z")
> [@Blake](#): > > Look at all the other countries with nukes. Not a single one has been attacked militarily since they got Nukes. [Not](http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/israel/nuke/) [true.](http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/History/73_War.html) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-to-pursuing-nuclear-weapon-programs-nowadays/610577.md?page=3)