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Originally Posted by nico-t
exactly.
As far as i know the US is the only country that ever used an atomic bomb. And they have the nerve to say other countries cant have them....
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Let's get to the heart of it. Nations with power - political, economic and military tend to enter into alliances and agreements in order to preserve that power. Nations without power tend to enter into alliances and agreements in order to gain power and mitigate the actions of the more powerful. It has always been that way - from Sparta and Athens allying against Persia or the formation of the Delian and Peloponnesian Leagues to the Cold War's Warsaw Pact and NATO to the modern Arab League and EU.
The nuclear powers have attempted to keep nuclear power in their control and their allies' control while restricting its potential enemies from acquiring them. It's the way it is. It has never had anything to do with fairness and equality for all nations and still doesn't.
Powerful nations like the United States and UK will act outside of organizations like the UN because they can. The USSR did this a number of times during the Cold War. France and Britain did it in the 50's. Less powerful nations will band together with their political power and argue that all actions must happen within a framework of international law and agreement - without THEIR consent such actions are "illegal".