When?

There’s no evidence that is the case.

It has been eighty years since a nuclear weapon was used in an act of aggression.

It would appear a state sort of only really comes to have nuclear weapons when it has got its act together sufficiently to be well enough behaved to not use them.

A sort of maturation process, if you will.

The meek[1] shall inherit the Earth, and all of that.

If we’ve got data, let’s go with the data. If all we have is opinions, let’s go with mine.

1. this is best as interpreted as those who have the ability to use force, but do not use it, except maybe to defend themselves.