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In your opinion |
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soviet union.. |
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02/15/2006 |
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when i wrote, "weapons proliferation," i was including iran. you are right, they are right up at the top of the threat list for sure. but guys like khan are even riskier, because they bring their services to the highest bidder and don't really answer to a state. but i think small nukes from the former soviet union are much riskier than state-held ones like iran may someday have. if iran uses a nuke, we know where to retaliate. if a non-state actor uses one, it's a little harder. they have no incentive NOT to use them whereas some would argue nukes made the world safer in the cold war because there was such a strong incentive to avoid war. |
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so, who do you think poses the biggest threat as far as suitcase nukes are concerned...cm mentioned the former soviet union...are you refering to Russia or the surrounding countries who used to be part of the soviet union...because i've never considered them to be a threat....am i wrong?
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