Originally Posted by
Timmy Tomkins
Given that there are now efforts to produce a negotiated settlement, maybe some concessoons on Iranian Nuclear ambitions is in order? Why is it so important that they don't have one? To stop Israel attacking whenever it wants to perhaps but given the principle of MAD would they ever dare use it? The difficulties facing a nuclear power neatly demonstrated here.
You're gambling on the fact that the regime don't actually believe the religious stuff they peddle. They currently stand out as the one nation that is actively pursuing nuclear weapon capability that might not care about MAD...."bring on the apocalypse" type stuff.