Re:Israel may have destroyed Iranian centrifuges simply by c...
by CivBase on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @04:25PM
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> it's entirely rational for a country under constant threat like Iran (or Israel) to want nuclear weapons.
No, it's really not. It's akin to citizens wanting to walk around with ARs in case they need to defend themselves. No, worse, because at least an AR wont annihilate everyone around you after you're already dead.
The value in having nuclear weapons is the threat that you could spitefully take your opponents out with you. The danger in having nuclear weapons is that some day it could actually happen.
Mutually assured destruction is not a deterrent. It's an eventuality - one which we should be vigilantly protecting against.
Now we fear the theocratic muslims because their fanaticism is stronger than their sense of self preservation.
It turns out this is all propaganda, no state is keen on destroying the world, and it's entirely rational for a country under constant threat like Iran (or Israel) to want nuclear weapons.