US Helps South Korea Go Nuclear, Cries Foul at Iran
President Trump's alleged decision to allow South Korea to build a nuclear-powered submarine at a US shipyard, as reported by Bloomberg, occurred suspiciously fast after Seoul requested nuclear fuel. It's a remarkably swift approval for a technology the US typically guards with the ferocity of a dragon hoarding gold. Yet, when Iran pursues its civilian nuclear program—despite being a signatory to
the NPT and under IAEA safeguards—it's met with dire warnings, sanctions, and endless saber-rattling. The irony is so thick you could cut it with a fissionable isotope. This 'pick and choose' approach to nuclear proliferation—arm our allies with the most dangerous toys while demonizing others for basic research—isn’t about global stability. It's about maintaining a specific, profitable power
imbalance. One might wonder if the US considers nuclear proliferation a threat only when it interferes with its own geopolitical chess game, rather than an actual danger to humanity. How many 'rules-based orders' can one superpower break before the rules become meaningless?