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Originally Posted by Summerwind  So I'm guessing you see no problem with Isreal having the only nukes in the immediate region? I think that is just wrong. If Isreal, the US, Pakistan, and India can have them, and I understand that they do, then I see no reason Iran shouldn't have them. |
I would suggest that there is a material difference between Israeli possession of nuclear weapons and a possible situation that would arise should Iran develop such weapons. Prime Minister Olmert isn't threatening to wipe nations off the map. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in addition to his regular denials of the Holocaust, has made such threats against Israel.
Also, I do not believe the implicit argument you make of an equal right to nuclear weapons is a sound one when it comes to international peace and security. Such a proposition would entail increased risk of nuclear accidents, elevated risk of proliferation, and genuine dangers associated from rogue states having access to such weapons.