Who’s the Real Nuclear Threat?
Quiz and Answers
April 14, 2013 | Revolution Newspaper | revcom.us
Question: How many nuclear weapons does North Korea have?
Answer: At least one. They are estimated to have produced enough plutonium to produce between 4 and 13 small bombs.
Question: How many nuclear weapons does the U.S. have?
Answer: 9,000
Question: Does North Korea have the ability to launch nuclear weapons?
Answer: Most experts believe that North Korea is not capable of launching a nuclear weapon.
Question: Does the U.S. have the ability to launch nuclear weapons?
Answer: Yes, the U.S. has a vast array of delivery systems, from torpedoes to long-range rockets, to B-2 bombers, to battlefield-style weapons for tactical nukes.
Question: How many times has North Korea used nuclear weapons?
Answer: Zero.
Question: How many times has the U.S. used nuclear weapons?
Answer: Twice, against the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, killing at least 200,000 people, mainly civilians. In addition, the U.S. has frequently threatened other countries with its nuclear arsenal.
U.S. opposition to North Korean nukes is not about concern for world peace! The U.S.’s concern is that nukes will give North Korea new bargaining power in its relationship with the U.S., weaken U.S. domination of the region, and perhaps also make these weapons available to U.S. enemies in other parts of the world.
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