Template talk:Nuclear weapons.html



New template

I based this on the "Nuclear weaponry" section in the {{WMD}} template, with some rephrasing and re-arrangement (the other one didn't seem to be arranged in any particular order). I opted for a picture of the Fat Man bomb at the top because I thought it summed up a number of the key issues very well, being serious and important and historically relevant without being as sensationalistic as a fireball/mushroom cloud image (which I personally think is an over-used motif, visually speaking). But other thoughts and approaches are appreciated. --Fastfission 21:12, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

South Africa

South Africa, as a former first-tier nuclear power, should be noted in the template, no? --70.48.240.99 03:16, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

As South Africa currently is certainly no nuclear weapon state, I would opt to exclude it from the box. The box should represent a quick overview of nuclear weapons states, and South Africa is not one of them. Moreoever, also countries such as Kazakhstan, Ukraine, and Belarus possessed nuclear weapons after the Soviet Union fell apart, but gave them up (as independent nations). They would have to be excluded as well.

South Africa should not be excluded as they have actually developed nuclear weapons themselves (albeit with help), and may in the future develop more nuclear weapons if politics dictates. Countries such as Belarus and Kazakhstan only inhertited nuclear weapons from the Soviet Union, they didn't develop those weapons themselves as states, and currently cannot develop nuclear weapons if they wanted to.Sefog 15:50, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

Spacing

This template doesn't seem to end correctly. See User:MrZaius/sandbox/Templates. Using the following code, this template throws off the spacing of other infoboxes that follow immediately afterwards. Ideas on a quick fix? MrZaius^talk 07:03, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

Israel

If no one minds, I'm going to change the Israel link from Israel and weapons of mass destruction#Nuclear weapons to the newly created Nuclear weapons and Israel, as this seems to be the precedent. Joshdboz 21:23, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

States versus Countries

I would like to discuss the term "States" versus "Contries".

A recent revert of an edit of mine (for clarification of detail) by http://en.wikipedia.org/en/User:Night_Gyr has made me question the use of the term states, are Russia, US, France India, Pakistan etc. not countries???

If you were referring to individual states within the United States of America or, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, then I would have left the text as is, however I would like some clarification on this, what does everyone else think? If there is a consensus either way, I will adjust the text accordingly. --Read-write-services 23:37, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

okay, I clarified the meaning by some research, the correct term is Nuclear Weapons States--Read-write-services 00:04, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

"countries" has a sloppier definition. States is concise, widely-understood and pretty standard. Night Gyr (talk/Oy) 06:09, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

Thank you. The new term is better.--Read-write-services 06:11, 9 July 2007 (UTC)