Yemen is facing internal conflicts of rebels who want to topple the government. The country is also facing hostile relationships with a number of Asian countries such as Iran and Kuwait. The country is accusing the Iran government of supplying the rebels with weapons and other military aids. Thus, the relation between the two countries is intense. Iran is in the process of setting up nuclear weapons and other chemical weapons of mass destruction facilities. Yemen, however, does not oppose Iran having nuclear weapons as long as it’s for peaceful purposes (Fulton et al., 2011). On the other hand, the country is advocating nuclear-free weapons in Middle East and Asia in general. The country has assented to the treaty of Nuclear Non-Proliferation. The goal of the treaty is to stop the swell of weapon of mass destruction such as nuclear and other chemical weapons. Moreover, the treaty advocates and promotes a peaceful use of nuclear energy such as production of electricity. The ultimate focus of the treaty is to complete disarmament of nuclear weapons and chemical weapons around the globe (James et al., 2012).
The position taking by the Yemen on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation is a strategic one, and it should continue with the process. This is because most of its enemies such as Israel and Iran have nuclear weapons or the process of getting one. If the country were to get into a war with these countries, Yemen could suffer. The countries could use these weapons of mass destruction on Yemen; the country would be destroyed completely economically than the Japan (Wilson et al., 2013). This is because the country economy depends on the oil and agriculture. Thus, if the land was to be destroyed completely, the country's economy will collapse. The foreign aid from the allies countries such as the United States and Saudi Arabia will not be enough (Mitchell et al., 2012). Furthermore, The Iran and the Israel have been enemies for long. If they could start a war, this will force other Arabs nations to join, and the Israel allies like United State may join in the war. This could unstabilized the fragile peace in the Middle East. The additionally, these deadly chemical weapons may fall on the terrorist like Al-Qaeda, who have terrorized the country for years (James et al., 2012). The terrorist could use these weapons on civilians, and this could lead to environmental degradation and biological problems on the civilians.
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