The nuclear "haves", and the nuclear "have-nots"

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Is Iran sick of being a nuclear "have-not"?

VIENNA, July 28 (Reuters) - There are many ways to divide the world. But when it comes to military might, we divide it between those who have nuclear weapons and those who don't.

Due to the advances of nuclear science over the last half century, the eight or nine "haves" are an elite club of nations with almost 30,000 nuclear weapons and the ability to blow the earth to bits many times over.

The "have-nots" are the rest of the world -- countries who either lack the technical capacity to make atomic weapons, do not want them or are staying true to a vow never to acquire them. Some have security agreements with members of the nuclear bomb club and do not need what is usually called "The Bomb".

Then there are the "have-nots" who envy the power and respect the "haves" enjoy and are working secretly to join the club. This is how the United States views Iran and North Korea.

While the United States says North Korea has admitted to having made a bomb, no one has seen it. In contrast, Iran vehemently denies it wants nuclear arms and insists its atomic programme is dedicated to peaceful generation of electricity.

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