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Originally Posted by Australianlibertarian  Actually you can.
Why should you trust a nation that is not-democratic (democratic in name only), ruled by religious theology, funds terrorism overseas?.....
I can make the distinction between America, France, Britain and even Russia having nuclear weapons as opposed to Saudi Arabia or Iran..... It's really not that hard to reasonably distinguish between the two.
You see I am not one of these non-nuclear proliferation hippies, I think that any democratic, pluralistic, and liberal society should be allowed nukes (I know Russia or China don't really fall into this category, but these nations are not 'Religion of Peace' nut bags). What I don't want to see is nuclear weapons in the hands of people that intend to destroy or at least have a pathological hatred of their neighbors.
Lastly because Israel has a nuclear weapons program (which, mind you is undeclared) subsequently many of her Arab neighbors have been less interested in 'smashing the Jews into the Mediterranean sea'. Game theory at its best. |
I'm inclined to agree with you reguarding Israel's suitabillitly for possession of nuclear weapons, however "you're not good like they are" is hardly an argument to use in a debate with Muslims nations, is it?
The way to prevent nuclearizing the Middle East is to declare it a nuclear-free zone, and enforce that rule fairly.
A nuclear Israel is nothing but a catalyst for its hostile neighbors to develop their own programs, as we've seen in Iran.