Which additional countries could have realistically become members of the "nuclear club"--as in, the group of countries that currently have nuclear weapons? Ideally, the later the PoD for this, the better.
Personally, I can think of:
-Germany, Japan, and Italy if they never lose WWII or, alternatively, if WWII never actually occurs in the first place.
-Libya if it avoids giving up its nuclear program in 2003 and manages to subsequently avoid regime change for a long enough time period (which is by no means guaranteed).
-Iraq if it avoids the Gulf War.
-Iran might be possible in the future if Israel and/or the West will piss it off strongly enough.
-Argentina had it remained a military dictatorship for a longer time period. But after the return of democracy, it would likely give up its nukes just like South Africa did.
Anyway, which additional examples of this can you think of? Maybe North Vietnam if it avoids unifying with South Vietnam and thus subsequently goes rogue a la North Korea, but even then, it's probably far-fetched. So, who else?
Personally, I can think of:
-Germany, Japan, and Italy if they never lose WWII or, alternatively, if WWII never actually occurs in the first place.
-Libya if it avoids giving up its nuclear program in 2003 and manages to subsequently avoid regime change for a long enough time period (which is by no means guaranteed).
-Iraq if it avoids the Gulf War.
-Iran might be possible in the future if Israel and/or the West will piss it off strongly enough.
-Argentina had it remained a military dictatorship for a longer time period. But after the return of democracy, it would likely give up its nukes just like South Africa did.
Anyway, which additional examples of this can you think of? Maybe North Vietnam if it avoids unifying with South Vietnam and thus subsequently goes rogue a la North Korea, but even then, it's probably far-fetched. So, who else?