All nations have a right to nuclear weapons

This has been a great debate. I would like to thank my opponent again for an interesting debate and great topic. Its a topic that is of particular interest to me as I originally come from South Africa and so our nuclear history is an interesting one. In this debate my argument has primarily been an argument for equality of all nations as is required by international laws. In this process I have shown that the current nuclear powers have as many objections against them as do the currently seeking nuclear weapons nations. As such there is no rational argument against allowing some nations to have nuclear weapons over other, unless you believe certain nations are ethically superior to others. Let me point out again that my opponent has dropped the arguments against the United States of America who have been shown to infringe on other nations sovereignty as well as there own people This is evident in the Wikileaks as well as NSA spying revelations. Importantly, both of these points are reasons my opponent has used as validation that some countries should not have nuclear weapons. My opponent has particularly hit hard on Iran in this debate, so I will address some of the concerns here. We can criticize Iran for invading Iraq, yet they only invaded Iraq when they had been attacked by Iraq. This invasion was actually helpful to the West in that it stopped Saddam Hussein talking control of the Middle East, even though he tried again by invading Kuwait. We can also criticize Iran for calling for the end to Israel, yet Israel has done called for the end to Iran.(1,2) So, does this name calling warrant Israel as the good guys yet Iran are the bad guys? I also want to point out that my opponent has said Iran is funding Hezbollah, yet no credible evidence has been giving to verify this. So this link between Iran and a terrorist organization is flawed as it is based on a Jewish Policy Center which is based on assumptions. As such I hope the voters do not get swayed by this terrorist assertion, as it is false. Maybe the voters should remember that such false allegations have also been made against the USA. These were the false allegations that the USA government funded Osama Bin Laden and Al-Qaeda when they were fighting the Soviets. North Korea are tyrants, I will not deny that. Yet in previous rounds I have shown that these irrational actors are not that irrational. Kim Jong-Il and Kim Jong-Un have not used the nuclear weapons even after multiple warnings that they are going to do it tomorrow. I have also shown that the so called "rogue" states are far better keepers of secrets as they face far bigger terror risks. As such chances that these nations will lose a nuclear weapon is far more limited than a country which does not face these threats on a daily basis. I believe the voters need to decide how they feel about equality and superiority when weighing up their decisions for voting. Don't be swayed by names like North Korea or Israel, think what you would want if you were in a position where your neighbors had nuclear weapons pointed at you. Think about how it must feel to then be told when you are under nuclear threat "No, you are evil you can't have nuclear weapons". Now I hand the debate over to the voters.(1) http://www.breitbart.com... (2) http://freepatriot.org...