Why do White House support Taiwan joining the WHO

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Originally posted by Billy
The USA is still the large weapon manufacturer. Your weapon manufacturers use high advanced teachnology. Then that make the world more dangerous. The world would come better if we all don't make so many weapon.

France, Russia, Britian and US all export far more weapons than N Korea. But that misses the point. N Korea will literally export to anyone, anytime, anywhere because their economy is dependent too much on weapons sales. Those other listed nations can refuse to sell weapons based upon other considerations such as world stability.

For example, the US does not sell it most advanced weapons to Tiawan. Tiawan does not need long range stategic bombers. Even if Tiawan asks for a B-2 bomber, the US would not make that most profitable sale - because the US can operate more in the world's interests.

The US, France, Britian, etc consider more than just the sale. How that sale affects the entire world can also be considered. But N Korea must make the sale. Weapons sales are essential to an economy that has few other exportable products.

N Korea needs exportable products. But if the government is dominated by military types, then what hope do other industries have in N Korea? Little.

Long term peaceful solution is to wean N Korea off of weapons sales and into other necessary industries - be it mineral production, food production, shipbuilding, or what ever. But a nation that is mostly a weapons exporter will have great difficulty being a cooperative and peaceful member of a world community.

A military that controls most international exports has too much reason to encourage war. A country whose most powerful industries are not military is more interested in being a productive member of the world. That is N Korea's problem. Currently the wrong type of people have too much power - in part because the country is too dependent on weapons sales.