SoylentNews is people
SoylentNews
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-40934680
Iran's president has warned that it could restart its nuclear programme "within hours" if the United States imposes any more new sanctions.
Hassan Rouhani also said the programme would be more advanced than in 2015, when Iran curbed its nuclear activities as part of a deal with world powers.
Iran says unilateral US sanctions targeting its ballistic missile programme breach the agreement.
But the US says Iran's missile tests have violated a UN resolution.
The resolution endorsed the nuclear deal and called upon Iran not to "undertake any activity related to ballistic missiles designed to be capable of delivering nuclear weapons, including launches using such ballistic missile technology".
Iran says the missiles it has tested are not designed to carry nuclear warheads and insists its nuclear programme is entirely peaceful.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by DannyB on Tuesday August 15 2017, @09:50PM (1 child)
I disagree.
Comparing the security of Iran's weapons to the security of Pakistan's weapons does not make your point about making the world more peaceful.
If Iran had zero nuclear weapons, then it would have zero chance of its (non existent) weapons falling into the wrong hands -- lower chance than Pakistan's weapons falling into the wrong hands. So using that argument for a more peaceful world, I could argue that having BOTH Iran and Pakistan have zero nuclear weapons even further promotes world peace.
As for the argument about maintaining sovereignty, the best way you do that is to try to have good relations with all your neighbors. Or have good relations with allies that will help you maintain your sovereignty, both in the UN and in actual battle if need be. Sort of how the US preserved Kuwait out of our generous altruistic kindness. (*cough* oil *cough*)
Iran having nuclear weapons greatly increases the chances that Iran will launch them against Israel (the little satan), and against the US (the great satan). Not having nuclear weapons decreases the chance somewhat.
Finally, despite what The Great Orange Clown has said in the past about use of nuclear weapons being acceptable or even desirable, it is not. Even if two countries A and B, have a conflict that is unrelated to the US, or to any other country, their use of nuclear weapons affects us all. Nuclear weapons affect the environment and habitability of the entire planet.
The lower I set my standards the more accomplishments I have.
(Score: 4, Touché) by PartTimeZombie on Tuesday August 15 2017, @11:58PM
Iran has experience with doing exactly that, but the CIA overthrew their democratically elected Government, and installed a brutal dictator who stayed in power for the next 25 years or so by repressing any dissent.