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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?
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It would not.
It is in everyone's interest to rid the world of nukes. Right now they act as a balance against local enemies. I think that if we could persuade India, Pakistan and Israel to give them up, then Iran might cease their quest.
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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.
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I think Iran sees it differently and neither of us can really blame them.
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If Iran gets nukes then soon others will want to get them too.
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Yup.
This is why a general disarmament is what's called for. All these nations depend on trade so they are all vulnerable to pressure. If they come to see themselves as trading partners rather than enemies they will also be much more susceptible to disarmament talks.
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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.
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Agreed!
