User blog comment:Weedle McHairybug/You know, Big Boss's goal is somewhat confusing (MG2 related)/@comment-1952603-20100318182045

I think he merely sought for Outer Heaven to be formidable contender in the global theater of warfare, rather than simply a bunch of ragtag renegades. Having the greatest nuclear capability of any other country in the world (Metal Gear), they hold sole proprietorship over first-strike capability, thus their ongoing war efforts could not deterred or nullified by nuclear strike. Whether nukes would ever be used is entirely debatable and likely dependent on the particular situation in question, but I doubt they would ever be used to stop a war in Outer Heaven's hands.