When a country openly expands its nuclear arsenal, what's the world's best response?

Sanctions haven't stopped North Korea or Iran. Why would they work now? We need direct talks.

As someone from Hiroshima, nuclear expansion is not a political issue — it's a moral one. Maximum pressure, always.

The West only cares about nuclear weapons when it's not them expanding. Double standards everywhere.

Sweden just joined NATO partly because of nuclear threats. Sanctions and pressure is the only answer.

India has walked the fine line for decades. Negotiations without preconditions can actually work if done right.

Ukraine gave up nuclear weapons in 1994 for security guarantees. Look how that turned out. Sanctions mean nothing.

France is a nuclear power. We understand deterrence better than most. Dialogue is always preferable to escalation.

Hard to trust negotiations when the other side is actively building nukes. Sanctions first, talk later.

Isolating countries never works long term. China has always supported multilateral dialogue on nuclear issues.

Living next to Russia changes your perspective. You don't negotiate from weakness — sanctions first.

Brazil has always rejected nuclear weapons. Both options feel wrong — the real answer is global disarmament.

Japan lives under this threat every day from North Korea. Sanctions alone don't work but neither does naive diplomacy.

Norway sits near Russia. We know the threat is real. But war over nukes is worse than the nukes themselves.

Pakistan is a nuclear state too. The world needs to stop treating this as black and white.

The EU's strength is diplomacy. Sanctions hurt civilians more than governments. Talk first.

We trusted international guarantees once. Never again. Hit them where it hurts — economy.

Both options are flawed but I'd rather try talking than sleepwalk into a nuclear conflict.

The Middle East knows what happens when sanctions fail. Sometimes you have no choice but to negotiate.

Romania is on the eastern flank of NATO. We vote for maximum pressure — no negotiations without full compliance first.

Hard question. Sanctions feel safer than sitting at the table with someone pointing a nuke at you.

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