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Absolutely. Imagine if, for example, you're a country with no nuclear weapons and another one with nuclear weapons wants to have some kind of deal in which your country will be in disadvantage. You can refuse, but the country with nuclear weapons can threaten you with the nukes. If both countries have nuclear weapons, no unfair deals will be imposed, because nobody is really crazy enough to start a nuclear war which will obliterate both countries.