How would he feel about Kim Jong Il exploding a nuclear device in Chicago to dissuade the US from its hostile overtures toward his nation?
A few points on in answer to your question: a) the only non-testing use of a nuclear weapon was during WWII, it was not a pre-emptive strike (at least in the sense you mean); b) North Korea has no means of delivering a nuclear bomb to this country. Their ballistic missles can reach Japan but that's about it. I don't think they have any heavy-payload bombers up to the task, either (I don't think they have any means of delivering conventional weapons to this conuntry.); c) a proper pre-emptive strike is, at least nominally, against a combative target, the Pentagon or other military installation would be a better choice; d) I could think of no better way of pissing the entire world off (including France) than by using a nuclear weapon either in war or pre-emptively.
P.S. The reported reason Syria has not responded with force (or threat of same) to Isreal is that they have an incredibly weak military.
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Date: 2003-10-07 12:32 pm (UTC)A few points on in answer to your question: a) the only non-testing use of a nuclear weapon was during WWII, it was not a pre-emptive strike (at least in the sense you mean); b) North Korea has no means of delivering a nuclear bomb to this country. Their ballistic missles can reach Japan but that's about it. I don't think they have any heavy-payload bombers up to the task, either (I don't think they have any means of delivering conventional weapons to this conuntry.); c) a proper pre-emptive strike is, at least nominally, against a combative target, the Pentagon or other military installation would be a better choice; d) I could think of no better way of pissing the entire world off (including France) than by using a nuclear weapon either in war or pre-emptively.
P.S. The reported reason Syria has not responded with force (or threat of same) to Isreal is that they have an incredibly weak military.