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Originally Posted by Bassturbed
1. NK could theoretically sell one to some raghead terrorists who would light it off on our soil.
2. This could start a regional arms race. Imagine South Korea, Japan and Taiwan, amongst others, with nukes. The number of conflicts that could be started are just mind-boggling.
3. China and Japan are huge trading partners with the U.S. Anything bad that happens to them will come back to bite us in the arse.
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1) That would be very bad
2) There is a significant regional arms races already underway. The PRC is significantly raising their military capabilities in ways that count to project force in the upgrades of the air, navy, and nuclear forces (get ready for limited MAD again). SK is upgrading their military in quality ways and Japan is up doing so as well. Even the US is repositioning assets to balance higher in the Pacific theater.
3) Yep, we're setting ourselves up for that all right... It only costs us jobs for profit if it creates a Pax Pacifica but if it does not it is jobs, soldiers, and stability.