[The_Rorschach]

Well Burbank, agree in that its a matter of precident, not validity.

You and I are well aware that the world's reigning powers, super and otherwise, have many franchise clubs which deny membership to upstarts. That, largely, is the reason no country wants N. Korea to have nuclear capabilities. Few believe they will ever be used, but its the projection of power which is important in this scenerio, because once Korea has fissionable weaponry they must be treated more delicately, and cannot be dismissed as easily as they have been in the past

Similarly, if smaller nations -influencially speaking as India is by no means tiny- begin carrying themselves with a sense of dominance in world affairs, especially if successful, we will see a shift in power and regard towards those countries.