Ironically, attacking someone “preemptively” because you think they’re about to develop nukes really just proves to those being attacked that they need nukes, because you won’t respect their sovereignty without MAD. I think it’s very clear to anyone with eyes and half a brain that the US+Israel wouldn’t have attacked Iran if it could result in Tel Aviv being glassed. Thus, the only logical conclusion from Irans side must be that they need to work even harder to develop nukes if they want the US+Israel to stop bombing them “preemptively” once a year or so.
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couldhavebeenyou@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
IAEA made it quite clear that Iran was, in fact, producing highly enriched uranium. There’s no other use for than to make nukes
Ironically, IAEA reports also supported that Iraq was not doing so back in 2003.
CapeWearingAeroplane@sopuli.xyz 2 weeks ago
couldhavebeenyou@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
‘Their sovereignty’ in this case being a religious elite of around 5% that holds the rest of the people as their cattle.
Sure from their pov they ‘need’ those nukes, but unless you’re on their side it’s a very good thing if they don’t get them
CapeWearingAeroplane@sopuli.xyz 2 weeks ago
unless you’re on their side it’s a very good thing if they don’t get them.
Of absolutely! I would much prefer that Iran (a fanatic, fundamentalist government) do not get their hands on nukes.
I’m just pointing out the irony in that bombing them “preemptively” around once a year, and in general breaking all kinds of international law against them (assassinations etc.) is basically just yelling to them that “As long as you don’t have nukes, we can do whatever we want to you, and murder your people as we please. We’re also gonna keep doing it regularly to stop you from getting nukes!”
If that doesn’t convince someone to do everything in their power to build nukes, I don’t know what will.
couldhavebeenyou@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Well they could, and I know this is a crazy idea but bear with me for just a moment, not try to make nuclear weapons
“I need nuclear weapons to protect me from people attacking me because they want to prevent me from getting nuclear weapons” -> somewhere there’s a bit of circular logic in there
Town@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
They have the right to make nukes as much as anyone. Kinda surprised they didn’t just buy some from North Korea to prevent all this.
Mika@piefed.ca 2 weeks ago
It would prevent nothing of this. You need to deliver the nuke to the destination and USA is on the other side of the globe.
eletes@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
No Israel is right there, and the reason we’ve been dragged into this
couldhavebeenyou@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Ah yes, the ‘everyone with nukes and a button to destroy the world’ philosophy
Sure sounds great