Where is our World Headed? An Opinion by Behcet Kaya
It is my personal opinion that the highest danger we face in our world today is nuclear weapons. I say this is because of the double standard regarding who has and who does not have them. Due to this double standard the countries who do have nuclear arsenals include the U.S., Russia, China, England, and France, among numerous others. These countries combined have enough stockpiled weapons to wipe our entire civilization off the face of the earth. Their stockpiles number in the thousands. (Both the U.S. and Russia have over 6K each. Then there is Pakistan with 175, India with 164, and let's not forget Israel who has a total of 98) Why do these nations have nuclear weapons yet try to pressure nations like Iran not to have them? I remember in 1980s how the U.S. pressured Pakistan not to acquire nuclear weapons. The U.S. did so by putting embargos on Pakistan. Did the U.S. succeed in controlling Pakistan? Of course not. What too...