Power

I believe nuclear technology is an important tool that has already changed the life of millions of people around the world by providing a source of energy. Of course it can also be used as a destructive force which can wipe out anything in its way and also have devistating after effects. I don't really understand why our governments expresses so much concern and threatens to go to war with other countries that want to take advantage of this technology when we ourselves have tested it and used the force as a destructive one.

I started noticing this trend with Iran. In 2006 the UN passed sanctions that would prevent Iran from enriching urainium to provide energy or make nuclear bombs. The US to this day still enriches uranium but the process is run by a private corporation called United States Enrichment program.

Now North Korea is developing nuclear technology and wants to test some nuclear missles and we are doing the same thing with them. The US currently has over 5000 active nuclear warheads and over 1000 tests were performed between 1945 and 1992.

I think independent countries should have the right to pursue these interests. I think our government should be aware of these activites but what gives them the right to impose sanctions on that country and possibly declare war just because a foreign country wants to get ahead technologically. It is hippocritical to prohibit someone from manufacturing weapons that we ourselves carry in our arsenal.