the mad politics of Eastern Europe, Arabia and the ex-Soviet States
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Alexander Lukashenko is a Belarusian dictator / politician
Lukashenko says he could launch Russian nukes and confirms Prigozhin 'back in Russia'
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After World War II, Sweden considered building nuclear weapons to deter a Soviet invasion. From 1945 to 1972 the Swedish government ran a clandestine nuclear weapons program under the guise of civilian defense research at the Swedish National Defence Research Institute. By the late 1950s, the work had reached the point where underground testing was feasible. However, at that time the Riksdag prohibited research and development of nuclear weapons, pledging that research should be done only for the purpose of defense against nuclear attack. The option to continue development was abandoned in 1966, and Sweden subsequently signed the Non-Proliferation Treaty in 1968. The program was finally concluded in 1972
A report in the Sydney Morning Herald, a Japanese newspaper, report that two Myanma defectors saying that the State Peace and Development Council junta was secretly building a nuclear reactor and plutonium extraction facility with North Korea's help, with the aim of acquiring its first nuclear bomb in five years. According to the report, "The secret complex, much of it in caves tunnelled into a mountain at Naung Laing in northern Burma, runs parallel to a civilian reactor being built at another site by Russia that both the Russians and Burmese say will be put under international safeguards." In 2002, Myanmar had notified IAEA of its intention to pursue a civilian nuclear programme. Later, Russia announced that it would build a nuclear reactor in Myanmar.
During an ASEAN meeting in Thailand in July 2009, US secretary of state Hillary Clinton highlighted concerns of the North Korean link. "We know there are also growing concerns about military cooperation between North Korea and Burma which we take very seriously," Clinton said
https://web.archive.org/web/20121025174440/http://articles.timesofindi
a.indiatimes.com/2009-08-02/rest-of-world/28184985_1_myanmar-junta-nuclear-reactor-burma
However, in 2012, after contact with the American president, Barack Obama, the Burmese leader, Thein Sein, renounced military ties with DPRK (North Korea)
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Belarus doesn't have any Nukes.
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US officials have ‘no reason to doubt’ Russia moved nuclear weapons to Belarus: report
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/4111879-us-officials-no-doubt-russi
a-moved-nuclear-weapons-belarus/
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Saudi crown prince on Iran acquiring nuclear weapons- 'If they get one we have to get one'
https://thehill.com/policy/international/4215594-saudi-crown-prince-on
-iran-acquiring-nuclear-weapons-if-they-get-one-we-have-to-get-one/
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Along the lines of "everyone should be able to protect themselves with a gun" I sometimes wonder what would happen if every nation in the world was given one nuke.
Just one. Including the USA. It might make "first use" a lot less attractive if you thought most of the rest of the world would pile on and nuke you in retaliation.
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"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal." - Henry Kissinger
Loving America is like loving an addicted spouse - SIGNYM
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Some jihadi nations and islamic monarchy think it ok to go out and attack Embassy, Riot, Burning and Chop Each Others Heads Off because of an Offense to Al-Lah
they can be more stupid than rednecks and even more stupid and violent than BLM or Antifa
humans have produced some stupid cult and belief, islam must rank near the bottom, a truly stupid mindset of oppression, rape, terrorism and depravity
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Along the lines of "everyone should be able to protect themselves with a gun" I sometimes wonder what would happen if every nation in the world was given one nuke.
You make the mistake to assume all humans and cultures are collections of logical creatures
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but to talk of Pakistan, although they are in dispute with India and were hiding a terrorist Osama bin Laden they have not managed to blow themselves up...yet
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Poland’s leader says the border with Belarus will be further fortified after a soldier is stabbed
https://apnews.com/article/poland-border-belarus-stabbing-migrants-057
cc8f58424b1c82c1f760800019f4c
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Belarus sentences German man to death for 'terrorism'
https://www.dw.com/en/belarus-sentences-german-man-to-death-for-terror
ism-rights-group/a-69716052
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Belarus’s Release of Political Prisoners Is Fooling Few in Europe
https://balkaninsight.com/2024/10/24/belaruss-release-of-political-pri
soners-is-fooling-few-in-europe/
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the Russians and ICBM launch
more escalation
Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile from its southern Astrakhan region
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-launches-intercontinental-
ballistic-missile-attack-ukraine-kyiv-says-2024-11-21/
Belarusian soldier who fought for Ukraine is extradited from Vietnam
https://www.yahoo.com/news/belarusian-soldier-fought-ukraine-extradite
d-213102549.html
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Belarus police launch sweeping anti-riot drills ahead of January’s election
https://apnews.com/article/belarus-lukashenko-opposition-crackdown-ele
ction-fe2ebe09cd7b45bce98b0999fc9b583f
Kremlin claims Russia is making an effort to "prevent nuclear conflict" and accuses Biden of escalation
https://www.yahoo.com/news/kremlin-claims-russia-making-effort-1157093
08.html
Russia fires first-ever ICBM at Ukraine — Top 10 developments today
https://www.cnbctv18.com/webstories/world/russia-fires-first-ever-inte
rcontinental-ballistic-missile-at-ukraine-key-points-21228.htm
'US official disputes Ukraine's claim that Russia used intercontinental ballistic missile'
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c20726y20kvt
Ukraine says Russia used an ICBM in attack; claim disputed by Western official
https://news.yahoo.com/news/ukraine-claims-russia-used-icbm-133019985.
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ICBMs typically have a range of at least 3,400 miles, so it’s unclear why the Kremlin would allegedly use one against its neighbor. Such missiles can carry either nuclear and nonnuclear payloads.
President Vladimir Putin this week lowered the bar for his country’s use of a nuclear weapon, a move that was dismissed by Western officials as the latest instance of Russian saber rattling in the war, which has now lasted more than 1,000 days.
Analysts said that if confirmed, firing an ICBM would most likely represent another escalation designed to send a message to the Kremlin's foes about its capabilities.
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