his structure allows for third world nations to develop, but in the way that they should be developing: raising the standards of living and advancing the general welfare of the people. If a third world country decides to develop a nuclear bomb, then that country would be putting a strain on the trust between the two ruling nuclear superpowers. One superpower will strongly disapproves, while the other power would choose the new nuclear country as another member of their team. Then the trust of cease fire comes into play, because the new nuclear country might decide to attack, and if given new weapons or more powerful ones, then that could lead into world wide war.The equal destructive capability between Russia and the U.S. during the cold war prevented each from firing at one another. Many times the U.S. almost plunged into war and possibly a hot firing round of nukes, but the thought of mutually assured destruction (M.A.D.) prevented that notion. The thought of using nuclear weapons in warfare today is purely a bluff. It is like saying your big brother will come after the bully, but you neither have a brother, nor would he come if you did. Nuclear weapons are just a point that is used as a cornerstone to slowly build trust among the nuclear countries. By building that trust, the countries can then turn their attention to other matters such as general welfare and internal improvements while still holding their stockpiles. This trust built on not firing will cause a firm balance of peace.The balance of peace brought by the presence of two or more powerhouses has stopped most major wars. The fall of the aggressors has brought restoration of peace to the world again. The U.S. came out on top after WW II, because of the arrival of the nuclear bomb, but that place was challenged by USSR and its nuclear program. This established a balance of power. In the world there can be two maximum players striving for the top spot. If three or...
