Globalization and international nuclear armament

Due to the cross-border engagement of cultures and the erosion in the sovereignty of nation states; the capitalist states, practicing violent and repressive policies as well as using the economy for their self-profit, were regarded as the powerful states. In the global world, it is inevitable that the powerful states become more powerful while the weak become weaker. The conditions of disparity in politics, military potential, and the economy triggered by globalization led every country to be in need of more safety and security, which meant that the more deterrent power the state had, the safer the people living in that country were. Hence, the defense industry and armament race were initiated in due course. Even U.S.A, ending the World War II by launching an atomic bomb, defined USSR as the most important threat after realizing that the U.S. is not alone in the nuclear industry. U.S.A was the authority and USSR became the opposite pole in our nuclear global world. The other states, following the path which U.S.A and USSR have taken and desiring to have deterrent power, headed for nuclear armament, which created an increasing risk of unavoidable and undesirable consequences. It was for such reasons that the states signed a number of international treaties. England and France in Europe, China, Korea, India, Pakistan, Iran and Israel in Asia, are the countries other than the U.S. and Russia having nuclear weapons. Key Words: Globalization, Nuclear Arms, Power, Security, Deterrence.