Martin van CreveldThinkers

A Nuclear deterrent (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠what any state would be crazy not to seek after watching the United States attack Iraq for no reason at all.

Nuclear proliferation (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠provoked by the strong: after watching the U.S. attack Iraq for no reason at all, Iran would be crazy not to try for a bomb.