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No, but Science is always the weakest link in the enforcement of political will. Mao killed all the educated people because he knew he wouldn't be able to control them - China is only now beginning to awaken from the shock that caused. Iran too may well have similar problems, since rationality and fundamentalism rarely go hand in hand - however, there is an educated middle class in Iran (possibly an educated middle class majority) who may well be in a position soon to overthrow the current religious government using the quiet, but relentless pressure of overwhelming public opinion. Pandering to the fanatic's wishes by threatening millitary action only keeps them in power for longer.
The army may well control the nuclear program, but the scientist will always leak the truth, and in the event of the use of a nuclear weapon, that is a truth that must never leak out. I just don't think it's possible.
Weighing these things up, I think it's far safer to play down the role of the Islamic fundamentalists, because that helps remove their power-base. Squaring up to them (when we as the west are have an obscene millitary advantage) just keeps the nut jobs in for longer.
If Israel had played a softer hand, and not posed as much of a percieved threat to its neighbours, the popularity of fundamentalism we see today would be much less.
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