Trotzdem bauen auch China und Russland welche.
(die Ukraine war ja so doof und vertrauensselig, sich die Atomwaffen abschwatzen zu lassen
und hat den Zusagen von Russland, GB und den USA (sowie gesondert Frankreich)
betreffs Garantie der Unabhängigkeit und Souveränität "
und der bestehenden Grenzen" vertraut.
Wie wertlos solche Garantien sind, ist die beste Begründung für die atomare Aufrüstung aller einschlägig interessierten Machthaber und Regime.
Memorandum on Security Assurances in connection with Ukraine's accession to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
Budapest, 5 December 1994
Ukraine, the
Russian Federation, the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the
United States of America,
[...]
Confirm the following:
- The Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and The United States of America reaffirm their commitment to Ukraine, in accordance with the principles of the CSCE Final Act, to respect the independence and sovereignty and the existing borders of Ukraine.
- The Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and The United States of America reaffirm their obligation to refrain from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of Ukraine, and that none of their weapons will ever be used against Ukraine except in self-defense or otherwise in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations.
- The Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and The United States of America reaffirm their commitment to Ukraine, in accordance with the Principles of the CSCE Final Act, to refrain from economic coercion designed to subordinate to their own interest the exercise by Ukraine of the rights inherent in its sovereignty and thus to secure advantages of any kind.
[...]
- Ukraine, The Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and The United States of America will consult in the event a situation arises which raises a question concerning these commitments.
This Memorandum will become applicable upon signature.
Signed in four copies having equal validity in the Ukrainian, English, and Russian languages.
Budapest, 5 December 1994.