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Japan needs to possess nuclear weapons, prime minister's office source says
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this post was submitted on 18 Dec 2025
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Yes more nukes for all! Let everyone fight over old land disputes too! If we remember the history of Afghanistan, we know that nuclear weapons were crucial in their efforts to topple the USSR and the USA!
I need a nuke too! 🥺
The only way to stop a bad guy with a nuke..
is another bad guy with a nuke? because what could possibly go wrong
I think the best example here is North Korea actually. Nothing stops imperialists in their tracks better than a nuclear program, and if we want a more peaceful world, the answer is every country having a nuke as that inspires more diplomacy and cooperation.
I still believe the time old tale, no one bothers North Korea because the humanitarian crisis it would cause.. they don’t have a scary amount of nukes. Nor do they have the means to deliver them to us.
Lot of people in this sub really don’t understand nuclear doctrine or MAD. They don’t just make enemy’s go away, they just make them point more nukes at you…
How the fuck is it a good example? People are starving, their only real export is meth and the only countries pretending to deal with them are China and fucking russia. You seriously think that anyone considering taking over their territory would be worried that ancient soviet garbage will fly? Only reason Korea doesn't take over is they know their country can't survive infusion of starving, brainwashed masses that would take years to integrate into any modern society.
Maybe think about it a little before speaking.
Also, maybe consider your delivery.
Do you think you're more likely to get a good response by leading off in hysterics and obscenities? Or do you think you could have led this off in a different way, such as: "I disagree for the following reasons."
I want to welcome you to the internet. Place is wild.
I take it your agree it was a shit example since you didn't provide any arguments to the opposite?
North Korea ain't a good country. But it is a good example that having nukes prevents powerful countries from fucking with you.
No it isn't. I explained exactly why. Country is tiny, they don't have anything unique or especially valuable as far as natural resources and population is hungry and brainwashed. Those are the real reasons nobody bothers with them.
You should look up what America did to Korea before they had nukes.
You're talking about Korean War? America defended Korea from Soviet attack. You've got some alternative history you're operating with?
Where America firebombed Korea to the ground? Awesome defense.
Tell me how great Vietnam was next.
You keep saying Korea, but you keep talking about a different country. Yes, in response to an attack on Korea, US did firebomb the aggressor.
I hope the US would react the same way today, but unfortunately current senile and treasonous cunt would almost certainly act the way daddy puto tells him to.
Either way, ancient soviet nukes would play zero role in the decision making process. I seriously doubt even a slightly more advanced shithole like russia has the capacity to launch even 1% after decades of corruption and neglect of soviet assets. Fucking North Korea would certainly be erased off the face of the planet by any modern army without a single rocket being allowed to take off from their territory.
Kim Jong In could only dream of brainwashing people so hard they would support firebombing a civilian population. You are very far gone.
Correct, he was a soviet installed puppet.
Educate yourself, you sound like a dumb American.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_expedition_to_Korea?wprov=sfla1
That was in 1871; almost a hundred years before the Korean war. Wtf are you talking about?
Let's see, 1945 - 1871 = what the fuck are you talking about?