Posted by teejay on March 8, 2006, at 20:24:43
In reply to Nuclear Weapons, posted by Sobriquet Style on March 8, 2006, at 20:03:16
Darn it, I replied to this post once and my reply vanished into the ether!
Has anyone yet explained to you which part of the NNPT Iran has actually broken? The whole crux of the argument is that the US accuses Iran of lying despite the fact it has no proof. In effect it has broken no part of any agreement.
You could of course be forgiven for comparing this scenario to Israel who officially dont have any nukes despite it being widely accepted that they do have them. Also of course they are not signatories to the NNPT and neither do they allow inspections by the IAEA. Its the usual one rule for them and one rule for us scenario. Its hardly surprising the rest of the world now views the US as the biggest threat to world peace and not some of the tiny tinpot dictatorships it seeks to depose.
Someone please remind me how many countries Iran has invaded in past couple of decades and then compare it to the number the US/UK has invaded inthe same timeframe. While we are on that subject, someone remind me which side the US was on during the iran/iraq war and how many millions died in that conflict.
Bottom line IMO is if MAD (mutually assured destruction) is good enough for the americans and the russians (its also worth noting how the relations between india and pakistan have improved since they both became nuclear capable) then surely its good enough to make israel and iran start talking to each other like they exist?
TJ (who is happy to send his CV to the US state department)
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