Trump's use of military force in Venezuela; in an utter disregard for international laws with impunity with overt & self proclaimed imperialistic designs, ambitions & intentions; sets a dangerous precedent in the context of international relations. Further, it is likely to promote and give a boost to nuclear proliferation globally going forward, especially in the context of authoritarian regimes facing existential threats, as underscored by American inaction against a nuclear North Korea for decades while non-nuclear regimes, namely Iran & Venezuela, have been duly attacked militarily by America.
Going nuclear, thus, clearly emerges as a potential bulwark and an impregnable security shield for authoritarian regimes facing existential threats and is only likely to promote nuclear proliferation globally. It is, thus, likely to incentivise Iran's return to nuclear ways to start with and a restart to its nuclear weapons program to culmination within no time after enduring American and Israeli strikes on its nuclear facilities earlier in June 2025.
Dmitry Medvedev, the Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of Russia, too, shared the same view on January 4, 2026, in response, to the U.S. strike on Venezuela, in a statement. Medvedev stated that nuclear weapons are the "only true guarantee of national security". Reacting to U.S. military operations in Venezuela, he explicitly declared, "Long live nuclear weapons," arguing that global events prove the necessity of maximizing military strength and going nuclear...
Going nuclear, thus, clearly emerges as a potential bulwark and an impregnable security shield for authoritarian regimes facing existential threats and is only likely to promote nuclear proliferation globally. It is, thus, likely to incentivise Iran's return to nuclear ways to start with and a restart to its nuclear weapons program to culmination within no time after enduring American and Israeli strikes on its nuclear facilities earlier in June 2025.
Dmitry Medvedev, the Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of Russia, too, shared the same view on January 4, 2026, in response, to the U.S. strike on Venezuela, in a statement. Medvedev stated that nuclear weapons are the "only true guarantee of national security". Reacting to U.S. military operations in Venezuela, he explicitly declared, "Long live nuclear weapons," arguing that global events prove the necessity of maximizing military strength and going nuclear...
