For most of the Cold War the two super powers maintained relatively stable countires, and excercised restraint and caution when it came to the use of their large arsenals against one another. Plus the two countries were massive and were an ocean apart. Today, the worl

d faces new threats to it’s stability. More and more nations are becoming “nuclear” or are working on it. The states and regions acquiring these techonologies are becoming less and less stable. These two things combined have become a major concern for many of the world’s nations. Countries like N. Korea, India, Pakistan, Israel (suspected have possessing undeclared weapons), and many rougue nations like Iran and Iraq, under the leadership of Hussein, that the United States fears because they act outside of international law.In the case of Iraq and Iran, much of the techonology is received from China and N. Korea, and much of that originates from the former Soviet Union, which has experienced major security problems since it’s dissolution.

On that note, the United States has been and is, to varying degrees, trying to get each to disarm themselves. Their main concern is the instability of the region and the possibilities for terrorist access to these weapons and accidental or intentional use by one of the countries. But again, due to Iraq, North Korea’s screaming attention, and ongoing hunt for senior Al Queda and Baath Part

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