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Originally Posted by buzzy
you are one of the people that i respect most on this forum because you are intelligent, but i really do disagree with you here. all the problems started when the state of israel was formed, now do not take that as me saying they do not have a right to exist - of course they do but they started the nuclear arms race and they are the ones that are constantly destabalizing the region. if there is any substantial proof that Iran are building nukes, which at the moment, there isnt, we should put more heavy sanctions on them but war would be a disaster because syria, hamas, hezbollah as well as Iran would be sending rockets down on tel aviv and it could just very well be the end of israel and that is what they have to avoid.
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There is no doubt that the existence of Israel is the cause of much instability in the region, but you can hardly expect for the Israelis to throw themselves into the sea for the sake of peace in the middle-east. With neighbors on all sides sworn to its destruction you can be sure that Israel will never give up its nuclear weapons.
Having acknowledged that reality, it will not add to stability for the rest of the countries in the middle-east to go nuclear, and that is what will happen when Iran successfully tests its first nuke. As to your assertion that there is no evidence that Iran is pursuing a nuclear weapons program that is patently false. No one seriously argues whether they are pursuing nuclear weapons, only how long it will take. Iran has openly stated that it believes it has a right to develop nuclear weapons. If I was an Iranian I would likely feel the same way.
There is no doubt, however that Iran going nuclear will lead to a massive militarization of the middle east that is almost certain to end in a catastrophe of almost unimaginable proportions.
