With long-range missiles? I don't think so, plus if that is the case, they could do it in ways that does not leave such a large 'signature'. Iran support in Syria would be a good example. I'm really puzzled by their actions. Again, not sure what they plan to gain or think they are going to achieve. Putin must also be involved in this agenda, but I don't know what Russia plans to gain by supporting Iran.
Yeah, that is another reason I think these guys have already gone nuclear. They could have done a small underground 'nuke' test in some other part of the world. Maybe even in Russia. Did the Israelis test their nukes? No. Well the Israelis did help South Africa with their nuclear program, which South Africa chose to terminate. The Vela Incident from 1979 in the South Atlantic off Antarctica.
Possible to be nuclear, yes, even if unlikely at the moment. Possible to hide even a small scale test underground, damn near impossible. And why the fuck would Russia let another country test a nuke within their borders (let's not even mention the seismic signature in a country not known for seismic activity relatively speaking)? Think through your ideas, man...
Again, think through your ideas. Buying a bomb from another country is moronic. Too easily traced, and not to mention Pakistan's loose warheads are stored disassembled, meaning unless Pakistan plans on removing a warhead from a missile (kind of obvious), or going through the pretty complex (read: hard to hide) work of assembling warheads all of sudden. This is also not to mention the rumors of Pakistan already having a nuclear sharing deal with Saudi Arabia.
Imagine being such a coward you blame another country for your own war crimes like it was Israel who made me do it dad.
U.S. sending more military to the Middle East to counter Iran threat...
"B-52s added to aircraft carrier strike group rushing to Middle East to confront Iran threats"
Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/worl...front-iran-threats/ar-AAB2m1j?ocid=spartandhp
You do know most of China's population is still rural peasants and still hasn't developed right? That's kind of what everyone is hinting at when they point out China is internally problematic.
Yeah, I dunno if it's necessarily that because there's plenty of docs about rural China, but people never look past/venture past the more affluent coastal regions of China. And they also miss that when you are India/China, your country's economy has to grow by massive amounts each year just so you don't have mass unemployment among youth. Comparing growth in a developing country to the West is apples and oranges.
Personal bias, but I don't personally get too worried about corruption as it's part of political power (both Korea and Japan are shockingly corrupt). It's more degrees of it can be a problem. The getting morally offended at corruption thing has always struck me as kind of American/Western. I think it's important to separate the moral aspects and practical consequences of corruption as much as possible.
