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Originally Posted by the_13th_redneck
The only thing keeping Taiwan, South Korea and Japan from developing nukes is America's involvement. If America pulls out of the region or decides to play a decidedly smaller role, all three will require Nukes. Taiwan probably more than the others.
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Ironic that China is so keen to have us go away and leave the area to them. Well, not that they've said as much, but that's the feel you get.
If we had confirmation of Taiwanese nukes, would that actually deter China? Would it be more a matter of how many?
As a general rule, I prefer to not see anybody new develop nuclear weapons -- the more nations that have them, the more likely for a gigantic "OOOPPS!!" to occur. Not the kind of thing we want to see anytime soon.