Which Countries are with Nuclear Weapons and Why Can't Others Have Them?

Why do some countries have nuclear weapons and others are not allowed? Who is not allowed? Is there a "licensing authority" for acquiring nuclear weapons?

Who provides and represents the justice that gives the right to acquire nuclear weapons?

What are nuclear weapons?

Nuclear weapons are considered the most destructive weapons in the world, with a single explosion capable of leveling an entire city. A nuclear weapon has far more destructive power and does far more damage than even the most powerful non-nuclear weapon, because the destructive power of its explosions and the radiation that immediately follows creates so much and deep suffering and fear in the local population and for decades afterward.

Nuclear weapons are extremely powerful explosives. Atoms and isotopes are activated to trigger a nuclear explosion.

Bombs get their energy from either splitting atoms (fission) or fusing smaller particles inside atoms (fusion), which is why a nuclear bomb is sometimes called an atomic bomb.

Nuclear weapons emit large amounts of radiation. Destructive weapons can cause radiation sickness, so the effects on the population last for decades after the explosion.

Nuclear weapons have only been used twice in history. They were used against Japan during the Second World War, causing catastrophic destruction and an enormous loss of life.

The bomb that fell on Hiroshima, Japan, killed an estimated eighty thousand people with radiation from the blast that lasted for months. The bomb dropped on Nagasaki, Japan, caused similar devastation, killing more than seventy thousand people.

Nuclear weapons have not been used in wartime since.

Nine countries - China, France, India, Israel, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States - currently possess nuclear weapons.

Who can develop nuclear weapons?

Theoretically, almost anyone with the technology, intelligence and nuclear facilities can develop nuclear weapons (see ref.-1 for details).

But the question of whether countries should be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons is another matter entirely.

In order to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and promote disarmament, the NPT (Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons) was drafted, which entered into force on January 1, 1967.

Which ones are the nuclear weapon states?

Although 191 countries have joined the NPT, the five nuclear-armed countries (China, France, Russia, the UK and the US) are allowed to have these weapons because they built and tested a nuclear explosive weapon before the treaty came into force.

For this reason, that is to say, they built and tested it beforehand, what kind of justice is the result of granting these countries the right to possess nuclear weapons? It is a comedy, it is impossible to understand.

According to the NPT treaty, nuclear weapon states had to reduce the number of nuclear weapons they possessed and could not keep them indefinitely, but some user states ignored this rule.  

Three countries - Israel, India and Pakistan - never joined the NPT, while North Korea left the treaty in 2003.

So what is the current situation in Ukraine, once the world's third largest nuclear power?

Interestingly, Ukraine was also a nuclear weapons power and was second only to Russia and the United States in terms of numbers. That is, Ukraine was the third largest nuclear power in the world. The collapse of the Soviet Union culminated in 1991 and resulted in Russia inheriting about five thousand nuclear weapons that Ukraine had deployed on Russian territory.

In May 1996, Ukraine saw its last nuclear weapons taken back to Russia. 

The removal of Ukraine's nuclear arsenal allowed diplomats and peace activists to portray the country as an exemplary behavior in a world of so-called nuclear powers, often touting it as a triumph of arms control. In fact, Ukraine was forced to give these weapons to Russia, i.e. it was not willing to remain nuclear-free.

An agreement known as the Budapest Memorandum was signed by Russia, the US, the UK and Ukraine in late 1994, promising that no nation would use force or threats against Ukraine and that it would respect its sovereignty and existing borders. According to the agreement, if aggression took place, the signatories pledged immediate action from the United Nations Security Council to assist Ukraine. The same Russia attempted to invade Ukraine in 2022 and is still attempting to do so.

Will we ever see a world without nuclear weapons?

The number of nuclear weapons in the world is actually decreasing.

Thanks to the NPT, there are now fourteen thousand nuclear weapons compared to seventy thousand in 1986. Some countries - Russia, the UK and the US - are reducing their stockpiles, but others - China, India, North Korea and Pakistan - have increased their stockpiles, or so it is widely believed.

In July 2017, when more than a hundred countries ratified a UN treaty banning nuclear weapons outright, but the two nuclear-armed countries, Russia and the United States, boycotted the treaty, it seemed that the world was one step closer to being nuclear-free.

France and the United Kingdom argued that the treaty failed to take into account the realities of international security, arguing that nuclear deterrence had been important for more than seven decades to keep the world in relative peace, especially in Europe, through NATO.

While countries like the UK and the US have reduced their nuclear stockpiles, experts say they are still modernizing and upgrading their existing arsenals. For example, the UK is updating its nuclear weapons systems and the US could spend more than $1 trillion to upgrade its nuclear capabilities in the 2040s. North Korea continues to test and develop its nuclear program.

While the world has fewer nuclear weapons today than it did three decades ago, it is unlikely that we will see a truly nuclear-free world in the near future.

Are nuclear weapons useful?

Yes, they do! Nuclear weapons are the most serious deterrent defense weapon. No country with nuclear weapons has ever been invaded or occupied. With the exception of the US, no country has used nuclear weapons for offensive purposes. The nuclear weapons in the hands of the US alone are more than enough to destroy the entire world several times over. In this case, will the world entrust world peace to a country that has shown the ruthlessness of using this power for offensive purposes? Russia, which has not used nuclear weapons but says it will if necessary, should not be trusted either. Israel, which holds nuclear weapons for threatening and offensive purposes, should also be included in the equation.

So, should we, as Turkey, have nuclear weapons?

Yes, Turkey should have nuclear weapons. Because it has an eternal enemy that constantly threatens to invade its country, that has attempted to do so in its time, that is armed beyond its means, that does not get wise, that does not understand goodwill at all, that even perceives goodwill as weakness, that uses and foments Turkophobia as a motivation for national unity, and that is very suitable to be used as a useful subcontractor.  

It is necessary to declare our nuclear power to the enemy and say "let's attack if you can". In this case, our defense expenditures will be significantly reduced, our security concerns will decrease, and the savings from defense will be used for the development of our country and increasing the welfare share of our nation.

Moreover, our potential nuclear power would also help other potential enemies to "act wisely and prudently".

If Turkey had nuclear weapons, would it use them for offensive purposes?

No; it would not. The Turkish nation is noble and compassionate. If Turkey were to acquire nuclear weapons, it would keep them only for deterrence purposes.

So can Turkey produce nuclear weapons?

Yes, it has the capability and potential. It should produce tactical nuclear warheads and have them in the geometry of munitions that can be launched from missiles and airplanes. I think there is no need to draw the circles of their location and range on the map.

References:

1. How Do Countries Produce Nuclear Weapons?

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