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So, North Korea has joined the nuclear club. No doubt they’ll sell to the highest bidder, just like any civilized nation. Weapons, after all, are just another commodity subject the the laws of supply and demand, the gravitational pull of shareholder greed. I bet the Kim guy is grinning. Now, the North Koreans can strut their stuff on the international stage.

A niggling thought: Nobody thought through the consequences of creating a super bomb with which to end WWII. So focused was the American government upon immediate concerns that any hint of ethical hand-wringing was stifled quick as a political smear campaign. Thanks to 20-20 hindsight, we can now see that the atomic bomb has much in common with Pandora’s box, where the contents, once exposed, cannot be contained again.

So, as a consequence of our opening the box of nuclear discontent, we have to deal with other nations with the same powers we have, leveling the political playing field. The A bomb was fine when America and her friends were the only ones playing. Now the other team has some, and our double standard starts to worry us. Too bad. Look whose getting the bomb: Pakistan - their only our friends for convenience and for the fact that they can blow a hole in India; Iran is not far behind, and all the whinging at NATO can’t stop it; Now Mr. Kim Jong Il is holding the fuse, and he’s just crazy enough to use it. The Axis of Evil is turning and we’re on the loosing end this time.

Score another point for the Law of Unintended Consequences.