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Re:US inflation jumps to 3.8% as energy costs surge from Ira... by lossolo on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @11:38AM (#48109881)
No, they wouldn't, and they don't have it because they have chosen not to. There is something called an escalation ladder: you do not threaten to leave or kill your partner just because she spilled milk on your floor. That is the same reason Russia did not use nukes, and why other nuclear armed countries involved in conflicts have also avoided using them. The same logic applies here. Another example is that the US could bomb the Kharg island containing Iran's oil infrastructure, but that would be a major escalation. Iran would then have no reason to show restraint and could bomb the oil infrastructure of the Gulf states, creating a worldwide crisis.
Re:US inflation jumps to 3.8% as energy costs surge from Ira... by dh2022 on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @12:25PM (#48110483)
US stopped bombing Iranian oil infrastructure when Iran responded by taking out a chunk of Qatar LNG infrastructure for a few years [0]. This example shows the escalation ladder and also proves that Iran does not need nukes for this conflict (so far at least....)

[0] https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/19/iran-attack-qatar-lng-capaci...

Re:US inflation jumps to 3.8% as energy costs surge from Ira... by KabukiOrigin on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @12:40PM (#48110701)
Because Iran's gas fields were bombed the day before, FYI. https://apnews.com/article/iran-iraq-us-israel-trump-march-1...