Why Radioactivity is caused by weak nuclear force?

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There is confusion in my mind regarding Weak forces
 
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This is true for beta decays only, alpha decays and gamma decays do not happen via the weak interaction.
Only the weak interaction can make a proton out of a neutron (plus electron+neutrino) or vice versa.
 

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