RobertG

I think your argument that if one country has nuclear weapons then all are entitled, is defective.

- countries that already have these weapons will not disarm
- will it make it a safer, more stable, world if many more countries have these weapons.
- In World War Two Germany had (a fortunately intermittent) nuclear program. Would it have been better if not only the US, but Hitler had nuclear weapons during that war?

If countries are to have these weapons (and they always will) its better that they are onside, as the US is, rather than paranoid and twitchy (like North Korea).

"...not easy..."

If I were a South Korean who has experienced invasion from North Korea (1949-53), and several border incidents since, I'd be a little less complacent.

Note that the South Korea capital is in artillery range of the North/South Korean border - so North Korea does not need a sophisticated delivery system (just old fashioned nuclear shells) to use the weapon. This makes North Korea's future ownership of nuclear weapons a genuinely quick and deadly prospect for Koreans in the south.

"...easy..." Why is North Korea using its limited resources to develop nuclear weapons if its not game to use them outside its borders? Do you think it has a grand strategy to use these bombs internally?

Redneck
Not all of the US goverment actions are bad news for the rest of the world, but when they do get it wrong they need to be told.

The "isolationism" you claim for them prior to 1941 is interesting.
After the Spanish/American war (started on the pretext that the Spaniards sank the USS Maine in Havana)the US occupied the Phillipines and other former Spanish colonies(although many of the locals objected and were killed).
The US navy also prepared plans (in 1908) for the occupation of Australian ports, the plans were released in 1998.

Boaz
I was not aware that US citizens are consulted on the direction taken by military research and development. It would not be in the interests of "national security" to let the public know what weapons are being developed.

When the human race comes to the conclusion that it is better to spend more on Peace than we do on War, then we will have the world will be a lot safer place.