Wednesday, May 27, 2009

North Korea's nuclear test in perspective

North Korea recently conducted a nuclear test. No one should have nuclear weapons and they should be eliminated worldwide. Over the 1945-2009 period, 8 countries carried out 2,054 nuclear explosions: North Korea has 2, the US 1,032. The full list according to Associated Press:

UNITED STATES - 1,032

RUSSIA (SOVIET UNION) - 715

FRANCE - 210

CHINA - 45

BRITAIN - 45

INDIA - 3

PAKISTAN - 2

NORTH KOREA - 2


So there should be more panic about American tests than about North Korea's.

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