Slav,
Totally true. Completely agree with you. Countries are putting their political alliances ahead of the general principle of nonproliferation. Weapons that can be easily used against civilian populations are becoming difficult to contain.
Getting five countries [just to begin with] to come to a general consensus regarding nonproliferation seems impossible.
North Korea. China certainly doesn't want to see US hegemony increasing in Asia - and rightly so, from their point of view. They have to balance that against the threat of them being used against them.
Meanwhile, back at the ranch, a large segment of the world is unwilling to make the sacrifices necessary to stop proliferation.
Interesting times.
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