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Gnomemoot 0: Iran - what is the problem? | 194 comments (194 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)
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the issue is one of national pride, a push to get every (civilian) technology the West has and not accept any restrictions the West doesn't apply to itself.

when Pakistan first tested a nuke weapon, as I recall, cheering crowds thronged the streets in major cities, celebrating this step away from colonial inferiority and towards "equality" as a regional or world power.  nationalism and anticolonial sentiment were deeply bound up in public approval for nuclear arms.

The difference between theory and practise in practise ...

by DeAnander (de_at_daclarke_dot_org) on Fri Feb 17th, 2006 at 08:24:26 PM EST
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Re: Gnomemoot 0: Iran - what is the problem? (none / 0)
However, I emphasize that in this context, I did not speak about nationalist sentiment to support nuclear arms.

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.
by DoDo on Sat Feb 18th, 2006 at 04:37:34 AM EST
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Gnomemoot 0: Iran - what is the problem? | 194 comments (194 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)
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