{"id":2135046,"date":"2023-12-28T06:08:42","date_gmt":"2023-12-28T11:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/twelve-days-of-wex-mas-new-round-of-nuclear-proliferation-looms-over-unstable-world-order\/"},"modified":"2023-12-28T06:15:15","modified_gmt":"2023-12-28T11:15:15","slug":"twelve-days-of-wex-mas-new-round-of-nuclear-proliferation-looms-over-unstable-world-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/twelve-days-of-wex-mas-new-round-of-nuclear-proliferation-looms-over-unstable-world-order\/","title":{"rendered":"Nuclear proliferation threatens unstable world order"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftwelve-days-of-wex-mas-new-round-of-nuclear-proliferation-looms-over-unstable-world-order%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2135046&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>In the Spirit \u200bof the Season: 12 Issues Shaping 2024 and Beyond<\/h2>\n<p>The Washington Examiner has\u200b identified\u2064 12 crucial issues that will shape the future, going beyond the year 2024. These in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/twelve-days-of-wex-mas-impeachment-inquiry-becomes-2024-lightning-rod\/\" title=\"Impeachment inquiry sparks 2024 controversy\">-depth examinations cover<\/a> \u200ca wide range of topics, including the ongoing\u2064 battle \u200cbetween \u2064the Biden family&#8217;s business deals and\u2064 Republican Oversight,\u200b the emergence of a &#8220;new world order,&#8221; and the contentious fights over redistricting and new election maps. In\u2063 Part Four, we delve into the topic of the &#8220;new \u200dworld\u200b order.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>The Growing Threat of Nuclear Proliferation<\/h3>\n<p>President Joe Biden and other Western leaders are facing\u200d a daunting \u2062challenge as the spread of\u2063 nuclear \u2064weapons becomes increasingly concerning. Current and former Western officials fear that a \u200bmultitude of threats \u2064will drive more governments to seek nuclear\u200d capabilities, potentially upending \u200bthe world\u2064 as we know it.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cNuclear proliferation is now much,\u2064 much more\u2062 dangerous than it has been since 1945,\u201d said\u200c Janis Kazocins, former national security adviser to the president of Latvia. \u201cIt\u2019s much more likely, on a larger scale, and\u200d is one of the three or four existential threats to humanity, which our children and grandchildren will have to face during this century.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The security pressures leading to this ominous forecast have been building for three decades, with\u2062 rogue states like North Korea relying on their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-china-expands-nuclear-weapons-arsenal\/\" title=\"Report: China Expands Nuclear Weapons Arsenal\">nuclear weapons arsenal<\/a> \u2063to\u200b deter foreign intervention. However, 2024 \u200dcould be the year\u2064 when the strategic argument for nuclear proliferation outweighs the diplomatic costs, even\u200b if democracies committed to the \u2064international ban\u2063 on acquiring nuclear weapons continue to resist policy changes.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cPeople\u2062 have \u2062seen what happened to Ukraine when they gave up their nukes,\u201d said Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL). \u201cPeople saw what happened to Iraq, people \u200csaw what happened \u200dto Libya, \u2064they\u200d see the\u200d threat that South Korea \u200dis\u2063 under, completely \u2063reliant on the U.S for their \u2063deterrent.\u200c So I think \u2062you&#8217;re \u200cgonna continue to see \u2014 sadly, scarily \u2014 you\u2019re\u200c gonna see\u2063 proliferation.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>For decades, U.S. leaders have managed to limit the spread of nuclear weapons by \u200bassuring less powerful allies that they can find security under the protection of the \u2063American nuclear umbrella. However, recent events, such as\u2062 Russia&#8217;s aggression in Ukraine, have weakened this assurance.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cYes, but I would just make the point that we sent that signal around the world in 2014,\u201d Waltz said, \u2062referring to Russia&#8217;s\u200c annexation of Crimea. \u201cNot now with this debate, where\u2063 we&#8217;re saying, &#8216;Well, wait a minute: \u2064We stopped the sucking chest wound,\u2064 you know, we kept the patient alive, but now we need to have a \u2062real debate on what kind of what the long \u200bterm wellness plan is.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Russia&#8217;s\u2063 actions in Ukraine have been \u2062facilitated by its cooperation with Iran and North Korea, two \u200cregimes that\u200d have the potential to \u2063ignite \u200dnuclear crises on their own. North Korea&#8217;s \u200dKim\u200d Jong Un has been actively \u2062developing long-range missiles and nuclear\u200c capabilities, posing a \u2062threat not only to the region but also to \u2064the United States.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cNorth\u200d Korea continues to perfect its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-ballistic-missiles-launched-from-north-korea\/\" title=\"North Korea launches two ballistic missiles.\">long-range\u200d missile<\/a> \u200cand \u200dnuclear capabilities in ways that are antithetical not only to the region but to the\u200d United \u2062States as well,\u201d said Kurt Campbell, the \u200blead White House official for the Indo-Pacific. \u201cI am worried that North Korea in the current environment \u200bhas decided that they are no\u200c longer interested \u200bin diplomacy with \u200cthe United\u200d States. And that means that we are\u2063 going to have to focus even more \u2063on deterrence.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The fate of\u2063 Ukraine plays a crucial role in determining South Korea&#8217;s potential interest in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-depth-in-first-debate-a-shadow-war-between-establishment-reaganism-and-insurgent-trumpism-2\/\" title=\"First Debate: Establishment Reaganism vs. Insurgent Trumpism\">acquiring nuclear \u2062weapons<\/a>. If \u2063Ukraine fails \u2062to resist Russian aggression,\u2062 it could become a point\u200c of\u200d contention and influence South Korea&#8217;s decision.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI think the fate of\u2062 Ukraine is really going to be the deciding factor here,\u201d\u2062 a Pentagon strategist said. \u201cIf \u200cUkraine goes south, that really will become \u2062a real point\u200d of contention.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While the possession of nuclear weapons by a U.S. ally may seem like a favorable outcome, it also means more\u200b countries with\u200b the ability to destroy\u200c the \u2064world. This could divert resources away from conventional defense\u200c and have significant \u2062implications for global security.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cFor example, Japan is increasing its defense budget to 2%\u200d of\u2062 its\u200c GDP,\u201d \u2064Waltz explained. \u201cBut\u200c if they&#8217;re going to spend the\u200c vast\u200d majority of that on developing a\u200d nuclear \u2064triad from scratch,\u200b then \u200bthere&#8217;s an opportunity cost\u200d of having real capabilities in the western Pacific,\u2064 where \u200cthe U.S. has struggled from a logistics standpoint.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Efforts\u200d to contain the spread of nuclear weapons in the Middle East face severe challenges\u200d as well.\u2063 The Biden administration&#8217;s interest in a normalization deal\u2062 between Israel \u2064and Saudi Arabia, underpinned by a security guarantee and military \u2064assistance,\u200c has been disrupted by recent conflicts and tensions in the region.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThey&#8217;re holding the Hezbollah ace card [because] they\u2019re continuing to march towards \u200cweaponization and testing a \u2062nuclear device,\u201d Waltz said. &#8220;So if that happens, then we\u200d have a full-blown\u2064 nuclear arms race in the Middle East. \u200bNobody in the Middle East believes we&#8217;re going to [risk] a full-blown\u2063 nuclear conflagration [to protect] a city in the Gulf.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>There is no definitive way to predict when a nuclear crisis might emerge,\u200c but the components of such a crisis are becoming increasingly apparent. As\u2064 officials and observers ponder the future, they wonder \u2064what event will serve as a catalyst, signaling the dawn of a new era in the nuclear age.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cNow,\u2062 if you add to all of this, the fact that, of the countries we&#8217;re talking about which possess\u2064 nuclear weapons, some are very unstable \u2026 we have serious problems,\u201d Kazocins\u2063 warned. \u201cWe&#8217;re starting \u2063to lose our grip on nuclear proliferation. And that&#8217;s really, really dangerous.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As the world\u200c grapples with the challenges of\u2062 nuclear\u2064 proliferation, the future remains uncertain. The decisions made in\u2063 the coming years will have far-reaching consequences for\u2063 global security and the well-being of future generations.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What \u200care the potential consequences of the withdrawal of\u200b the United States from the \u200cIran nuclear deal on regional stability \u200cand \u200cthe proliferation of nuclear weapons in the Middle East?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Security and stability.<\/p>\n<p>The rise of nuclear proliferation \u200dalso raises questions about the effectiveness of existing non-proliferation\u2064 treaties and agreements. The international community has long relied on these agreements to prevent the spread \u2064of nuclear weapons and to\u200b maintain \u200ca\u200c delicate\u2062 balance \u2063of power.\u200c However, the changing\u200b geopolitical landscape and the failure of some states to adhere to \u200bthese agreements have eroded confidence in their efficacy.<\/p>\n<p>The potential for nuclear proliferation \u200bis \u200bfurther exacerbated by emerging regional conflicts and\u2064 tensions. The Middle East, for example, is a volatile region with multiple ongoing conflicts and rivalries. The \u200dIran nuclear deal, which \u200daimed to curb Iran&#8217;s nuclear ambitions, has faced challenges and uncertainty following the withdrawal of\u200c the United States. This has increased concerns about Iran&#8217;s \u200bintentions\u2062 and\u2063 the potential for other Middle Eastern countries to pursue nuclear \u2064weapons as a\u200c means of deterrence.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to regional conflicts, technological advancements \u200balso contribute to the \u200cgrowing threat \u200cof\u2064 nuclear proliferation. The development of smaller, more portable nuclear devices and \u2064the increasing accessibility of nuclear materials pose significant challenges to traditional non-proliferation efforts. Moreover, cyber threats and the potential for state-sponsored or\u200d non-state actors to gain control over nuclear facilities raise concerns about the security\u2062 of \u2063existing \u200cnuclear arsenals.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the growing \u2062threat of nuclear proliferation requires a comprehensive and coordinated approach. It requires \u200ddiplomatic efforts\u2062 to strengthen existing\u200b non-proliferation treaties and agreements, including mechanisms for verification and enforcement. It also\u200b necessitates robust engagement with countries that may be\u2064 considering pursuing nuclear weapons, addressing their security concerns, and exploring alternative \u2064means \u2062of deterrence.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore,\u2062 efforts to address nuclear proliferation \u200cshould not be limited\u200c to\u200d non-proliferation \u2063measures \u200balone. Promoting \u2062regional stability, resolving conflicts, and addressing the underlying drivers of\u200b nuclear \u2064proliferation, such as political instability\u2062 and economic \u200binequality, are also crucial components of a comprehensive strategy.<\/p>\n<p>As we move beyond 2024, the threat of nuclear proliferation looms large and presents \u2062a significant challenge for global security. It is imperative that world leaders and policymakers recognize the urgency of this \u2064issue \u2062and take decisive\u2062 action \u200bto \u2062prevent the further spread of nuclear weapons. Failure \u2063to do \u200cso could \u2062have dire consequences for \u200binternational peace and\u2063 stability, with far-reaching implications for the\u2062 future \u200bof our\u200d world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the festive mood, the Washington Examiner highlights 12 influential issues that will shape 2024 and beyond. 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