If Burma Is Found To Be Developing Nuclear Weapons ...

[Jingthing]

This is a hypothetical kind of poll based on a potential future situation that may or may not occur.

Currently there are troubling reports about Burma's nuclear development program:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jul/2...nuclear-clinton

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opini...f-1111114789764

Tonight on Al Jazeera English, they showed pictures of tunnels being built in Burma specifically for nuclear purposes. They also reported that thousands of Burmese students are being trained in nuclear technology and related sciences. They mentioned that Burma claims this is for medical research purposes. However, Burma lacks the medical equipment to actually deliver these nuclear treatments if they existed there. In other words, this all looks suspicious.

Given the history between Burmese and Thais, even though today the countries enjoy some close economic cooperation, if it turns out later there is hard proof that Burma is indeed following down the path of developing nuclear weapons, should Thailand follow suit?

If Burma did develop these programs and Thailand did not, it wouldn't necessarily mean Burma would invade Thailand. However, it would make them the top military power in the region. How could Thailand tolerate that?

Edited December 25, 2009 by Jingthing

[whichschool]

Its in The Guardian, in England it is officially politically correct to batter <deleted> out of people who read this on the way to work in the morning.

This paper would suit you down to the ground though keep reading it you'll be far more clevererer then everyone by doing so, and it tells you how great Obama is constantly.

Good to see my theory on Aussies not being able to produce a clear thought amongst 20 million of them, by showing they need to plaguirise (splling im drunk)

the Guardian for their deep journalistic analysis .

[Jingthing]

Oh, I just picked the sources randomly. I am sure you could find hundreds of them. There are now pictures of the tunnels being built for nuclear purposes. They are clearly starting some kind of nuclear program. The poll is NOT about whether this is about weapons development. It IS about IF it does (or if it becomes fully certain that's what they are working on) how should THAILAND react?

Lets get real world here.

Iran is working on that, and so is North Korea. Burma, another classic pariah regime, well, its rather logical that they would be too.

So again, IF it becomes clear that Burma is developing nuclear weapons, how should Thailand react?

BTW, what COULD Thailand do? Thailand, unlike Burma, has decent relations with more mainstream nations/internatinal regulating bodies who would not approve of a Thai nuclear weapons program. So if Thailand did decide they needed to compete with Burma this way, wouldn't they have to go rogue?

Also, who could stop Burma from getting nukes if they decide to go through with this? Certainly not Thailand. I can't imagine the USA has the bandwidth now to do much about it. I guess China could, but why would they?

Edited December 25, 2009 by Jingthing

[H2oDunc]

Why are the hundreds of nuclear weapons the Yanks, Brits French etc " nuclear deterants " yet when anybdy else tries to have them they are " weapons of mass destruction " ?

[jackr]

Quite simple really. When you have places like Iran talking about removing countries from the world map, it sort of puts up a red flag.

[HanSoloBkk]

If Burma, at some point in the future - enlists an army of Ewoks from the Planet Endor, should Thailand do the same?Never tell me the odds.

[thunder30101]

I dont think thailand would react any way being under the umbrella of us nuclear forces, there is not much anyone can do now about countries such as this developing a nuclear capability. It just amazes me that goverments like iran think that buiding a few low yield nukes will allow them to wage any kind of war against the thousands held by the us, russia, uk, china, france and other nuclear arsenals. This kinda thinking answers any idiots questions about why governments like iran should not be able to develop nukes just because others have them, they dont even care about the survival of thieir own people in their stupidity.

[Jingthing]

Lets look at other regions. Pakistan gets nukes. Later India gets nukes. Israel has nukes. Iran tries to get nukes. If they do, Saudi Arabia will want nukes. I don't think it is far fetched at all to presume that if Burma gets nukes, Thailand may try to get nukes. It is not only the nukes but the potential range of the delivery missiles. There also would likely be internal political pressure on any Thai government to deal with the threat.

Alternatively, the US has nukes. Mexico and Canada do not want nukes. They are close allies of the US. Are Burma and Thailand really such close friends? In the US region if a country like Venezuela tried to develop nukes, the US would likely take aggressive action to stop them.

Edited December 26, 2009 by Jingthing

[Jingthing]

OK, I guess people here are more worried about global warming. Makes sense.

[Naam]

Quite simple really. When you have places like Iran talking about removing countries from the world map, it sort of puts up a red flag.

incorrect information. correct is that Ahmadinejad quoted the late Ayatollah Khomeini. the latter said (in 1979) that the zionist regime in Palestine should "vanish from the pages of time".

[Naam]

Lets look at other regions. Pakistan gets nukes. Later India gets nukes.

it's the other way round. India had nuclear weapons several years before Pakistan.

[Naam]

summary: another Jing Thing lukewarm poll fart

[Dakhar]

OK, I guess people here are more worried about global warming. Makes sense.

Considering the tech savy countries like Burma and Thailand, it does make sense to be more worried about global warming.

[toptuan]

Why are the hundreds of nuclear weapons the Yanks, Brits French etc " nuclear deterants " yet when anybdy else tries to have them they are " weapons of mass destruction " ?

'cuz we Yanks (Brits, Frogs, Ruskies) had 'em FIRST!

[neverdie]

I shudder at the thought of the mai bpen rai attitude and Nuclear coming together. Of course reports that neighbouring countries may already be doing so is also a concern.

Anyone who wants to flame me saying that countries in the west have it, USA etc etc, so what, at least they've had the sense not to use them & the fewer of these weapons that the world has the less chance we have of one of them either accidently or purposely going off.

Again I get images of Homer Simpson at the controls of these things

[Jingthing]

Yeah, obviously, the more players who've got them, the more chance they will be used someday. To me, Pakistan is the scariest situation now.

[Abrak]

Its in The Guardian, in England it is officially politically correct to batter <deleted> out of people who read this on the way to work in the morning.

This paper would suit you down to the ground though keep reading it you'll be far more clevererer then everyone by doing so, and it tells you how great Obama is constantly.

Good to see my theory on Aussies not being able to produce a clear thought amongst 20 million of them, by showing they need to plaguirise (splling im drunk)

the Guardian for their deep journalistic analysis .

You didnt need to tell us. We could tell....

[Jingthing]

Well the poll voting has shown a clear trend. That is interesting. Thus the bump.

[bkkjames]

Well the poll voting has shown a clear trend. That is interesting. Thus the bump.

JT you can sleep better at night knowing your 'dark' forces are busy mapping all of Burma so that when the evil Yoda returns with his new and improved light saber - the Empire will be ready.

[Jingthing]

Well the poll voting has shown a clear trend. That is interesting. Thus the bump.

JT you can sleep better at night knowing your 'dark' forces are busy mapping all of Burma so that when the evil Yoda returns with his new and improved light saber - the Empire will be ready.

Can someone please translate? I don't speak Nerdese.

[bkkjames]

Well the poll voting has shown a clear trend. That is interesting. Thus the bump.

JT you can sleep better at night knowing your 'dark' forces are busy mapping all of Burma so that when the evil Yoda returns with his new and improved light saber - the Empire will be ready.

Can someone please translate? I don't speak Nerdese.

Ok in simpler language for those just joining , whilst it's ok to suffer from paranoia, rest assured your Government is doing all they can to ensure that when they get a nuke, they will be able to spend billions of your tax dollars justifying the threat to your fellow citizens.

[ronz28]

Why waste the time, money and talent on a nuclear weapon when all that is needed is an air/fuel vacuum bomb like Russia and the US now have. And there is no radiation from a air/fuel vacuum bomb like there is from a nuclear weapon that would drift back over your own country and poison your own people.

[Samuian]

Germany has a law which threatens (only) up to 5 years imprisonment for causing a nuclear explosion!

The law doesn't mention any loss of life, grade of destruction or such....

and yes, almost forgot, the logic of this poll could be extendet to:

"If Iran produces it's own nuclear weapons should Irak, Aghanistan,

Azerbeidjan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Saudi Aabia, the UAE too?"

Edited February 20, 2010 by Samuian

[Huey]

I don't think they would get that far to have one before they get sanctioned to death or War breaks out.

[Travel2003]

I think the subject is a bit too hypothetical really.

Its a bit like, if Mr. Taksin became the President of Cambodia. Should he try to attack Thailand?

Anyhow,

playing the game, China & India, as the closest commercial partners would never allow it, as it would destabilize the entire region.

As for Thailand. It would have been a predicament since Thailand openly support the regime in Burma. Again, due to commercial interests of course.