Originally posted by: Socio
Originally posted by: jjones
Can someone explain why Iran shouldn't seek to have nuclear weapons? Not that I want Iran to have them, I certainly do not, but I've never understood the rationale behind one nation having them and another being bombed for trying to acquire them. It seems hypocritical and I'd much rather that all nations be forbid from having them.
I can think of several reasons;
1, they are an unpredictable unstable fundamental Islamist regime.
2, their military operates independent of the government and would pose huge security gaps as far as nuclear weapons and parts are concerned. This could easily lead to black market trade of nuclear weapons increasing the chance terrorists who have long sought these types of weapons to obtain them.
3,most importantly would make the entire region unstable and cause a nuclear arms race with others in the region like Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Libya, Syria. The very last thing this world needs all those countries in one of the most unstable areas of the world to be procuring nuclear weapons.