Horizontal Proliferation
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What is horizontal proliferation? Will horizontal proliferation increase or decrease in the future? Why?
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The solution provides a concise and comprehensive discusion of the idea of Horizontal proliferation as it relates to the distribution and availablity of WMD and other such weapons used in conflict betwen states & nations.
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Horizontal proliferation is the acquisition of weapons of mass destruction by new countries. This concept is frequently discussed in relation to vertical proliferation, which means the acquisition of additional WMD by countries that already have WMD capabilities.
Will horizontal proliferation increase or decrease in the future?
It will most likely increase. Since 1945, more and more countries have acquired WMD capabilties.
Let's just look at nuclear weapons for example. Most recently, Pakistan and India both tested nuclear weapons. Iran is currently developing nuclear technology and it seems fairly obvious to most of the world that they are not ...
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