The question is why? There's no good reason for 3rd countries to jump on this bandwagon of export seccession just because of a conflict between two others.
Two simple reasons: politics and money.- India for example tries to play the middle where it gets close to the West but has good relations with the East but the more this distance between the two blocs increases the more different countries are forced to choose a side. Right now it suites India best to play the Eastern block's game which means pressuring the West.
- And of course cutting exports means reduced supply and increased prices which is always good for producers since they make a lot more profit.
and therefore nuclear weapons are only a deterrent, like a loaded gun that hangs on the wall but will never fire.
It actually depends on the country. There are cases that such WMDs are completely useless.For example Pakistan has nuclear weapons but nobody takes them seriously. US just toppled their government and over the past 2 decades has been invading their territories even bombed some places when they were occupying Afghanistan. Or Israel is a terrorist regime that has a lot of nuclear warheads and nobody gives a shit since the land they occupy is already surrounded by armed forces, so essentially they would have to detonate the warheads inside their silos due to the close proximity which is impossible!
