Economic Incentives for Nuclear Reduction
Lets use our brains instead !
In having a strong defense in the United States, diplomacy can be quite compelling in offering alternatives to nuclear disasters. It also allows us to think out side of someone elses box that we seem to be always stuffed in !
So lets talk ideas instead ! Although intended for the mounting Nuclear Arms race between the United States and any nuclear prone nation, the following can be abstracted for improvished countries such as Korea; and Iran which can use other incentives for demonstrating who they are to the world more than relying on just a nuclear war head.
The following represents only a few solutions of what can be many alternatives to escalating nuclear aggression. Its more of a matter of thinking about it, than just reacting to it. The suggested solutions are not presented as a 'take it or leave it' , but more to demonstrate that there are other ways of looking at things than just sheding blood.
Phase I - Business is Business:
An Alternative For Asia
As you know, we are pretty loaned out by China these days, and need to fix our economy so that we can save the value of the US dollar. But consider the impact of some conservative loans for investments from China into some of its other neighboring countries!
If South Korea were to borrow money from China, then the lender has a vested interest in the borrower. Business is business. China now has a vested interest in South Korea, where they have cost in North Korea. China then has the incentive to encourage North Korea to move into the 21st century and become an investment too !
As President, I would encourage China to consider their economic interest in the area. As there is now the Euro, the Won can become an Asian equivalent more readily. More over South Korea owes us this consideration, and besides their banks would love it too !
An Alternative For Iran
Newt Gindrich at Cooper Union, in NYC on February 28th,, 2007 pointed out that Iran has only one oil refinary. He further pointed out that if to bomb it, then the Iranians would not have gasoline. Hence, Victory ?
This could appear as a good might makes right 'Tacticle Move', but it is viewed here as a 'Strategic Blunder' and here is why !
Any dope can pull a trigger that can serve the 'hear and now' but life goes full circle. We have already put one puppet government in Iran that got ousted in the 70's; so it would happen again. Years ago we carpet bombed Hanoi daily while having a puppet government in South Vietnam. Today Americans can go to vacation in Hanoi; and the communist never invaded our western shores as was hyped back then. Japan is a great ally, but yet we nuked them a few times. In Japan's case we could say that we had to in order to shorten a real war which we did not ask for, and to save military lives. Vietnam's case was an optional war with our puppet government representing the so called American interests, but where eventually we had to look for a way to have peace with honor and get our people home.
For Iran then, how about a Full Circle solution instead ? Consider that in the outskirts of a neighboring country, say just north of Iran we were to invest in building one to two more refinaries. Then we could go to Iran and make the offer of refining their oil so they do not have such a cost in producing their own gasoline. Meantime the deal is that we get a discount on their oil -
Consider the ripple affect that this would have on the region, OPEC pricing, and in addition to the relationships that Iran has with China and Russia; and in addition to the many Iranian Jews that had to exit Iran once to save their lives.
Phase II - Trade in Weapons for Economy:
The following, lets say just represents another optional phase of many, or that phase which will allow
an inflow of monies thereby allowing the nuclear prone government and related advisers the time to actually design a restructoring of their economy. The Basis of the idea is as follows:
1- What does it cost to maintain a nuclear missile per year ? For
now lets say $1*x dollars.
2- If the Nuclear Prone Nation and the U.S. were to decommission 1 missile each
jointly, then there would be a reduction in Cost
of $2X dollars; where each side would save the cost of $1Xdollars that could
be put back into the domestic economies.
3- By doing this, the U.S. has saved $1X dollars which can be loaned
to the Nuclear Prone Nation, where the risk of the loan becomes
a wash due to the fact that it was an actual cost previously.
4- By receiving the Loan of $1X Dollars, the Nuclear Prone Nation would have
a total of $2X dollars to put into their economy.
5- The Loan should be made into a government bond, where the companies
which have either invested in the Nuclear Prone Nation, or
have taken monies out of Nuclear Prone Nation, are required to invest in. This allows an
increment above the original $1X value,
so that the Nuclear Prone Nation would receive $1X savings, plus $1X Loan, plus
the additional Corporate Investment benefits
applied towards the Bond. The Corporations in turn would have a vested interest
to help affectively plan phase
II of the Economic Restructuring along with the Nuclear Prone Nation, and the U.S.
To put this in perspective - lets consider the number of Nuclear
Missiles that both countries have, and that
only a third if less would be required to provide any perceived defense posture
against a Hostile threat.
Consider as an example even Russia that considers itself as our friends these days, and what
better way to help one who is new to
capitalism to survive, stabilize and mature into an economic superpower !
Orion Karl Daley
Balanced Party Presidential Candidate for 2008
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