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Pakistan surprised the whole world when they announced they built a bomb.
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I don't think that announcement surprised too many observers.
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Who's to say the Iranians aren't moving ahead faster than anyone currently believes?
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Iran needs a nuke. They live in a very dangerous neighborhood. If the rest of the Middle East would disarm then Iran might be persuaded to stop this development but Israel will never do it.
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I can understand why it would make sense for Iran to get nuclear weapons. The question is, would it be in America's interest to allow Iran to get them?
Anyway you look at it, if Iran gets nukes it increases the chances for someone using them. Either the Iranian regime, or terrorists, or maybe even someone like Israel launching their nukes on Iran in a pre-emptive attack. I agree that all the countries in that region including Israel and Pakistan should get rid of their nukes. But allowing Iran to get nukes doesn't help that effort. It's a move in the wrong direction. If Iran gets nukes then soon others will want to get them too.
I don't know about you, but I don't like the idea of ANYONE having nukes. And letting more countries acquire these weapons is the surest way to have someone somewhere, at some point in the future actually use them against somebody.