Think of it this way, Iran getting a nuke would piss of the Saudi's forcing them to go nuclear as well as someone else brought up. That would be a great deterrent to Iran right there. What is Iran to do, attack the holy land of all of Islam? Not likley. Also, Iran couldnt nuke Israel because there is another group of people in Israel that are the "joan of ark" of all the arab world, the Palestinians. Iran nuking Israel would have serious effects on Palestine as well, that isnt likely to sit well with the arab world as well. Also, an Arab attack would mean a volley of attacks from Israel. Iran would be wiped off the map, Israel would lose a city. Doesnt seem like a fair trade to me if im Iran. Also, do you suppose China and Russia wants this potential sudden influx of radiation in their backyard? Or neighboring Nuclear Pakistan? Or India? Its doubtful those nations over there would ever let that fly. We need to allow them to go online and then sit down that whole region and work out a proliferation agreement. I think in the end Iran wants power and they want to be at the big boy table. patronize them, dont attack them. Iran is no threat to anyone over there with a nuke, and they are surly not a threat to us.
