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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
I'm hoping this was merely a slip of the tongue.
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If I were a religious man, that'd be my prayer. Unfortunately, I'm a pragmatist. I suspect that the translation is correct and that this particular minister is a fanatic.
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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
But in thinking of the balance (lack thereof?) of power in the Middle East, I'm moving toward the opinion that Iran would be making huge compromises on their national security by not developing nuclear weapons. Unless there were a true and global non-proliferation treaty and disarmament agreement, can you really blame them?
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They signed the NPT. They're actually sacrificing their safety because they don't want to break the treaty. Their standing military is probably the strongest of all the Arab Nations, and I suspect they're banking on a combination of that and the fact that they know their allies would help if they were attacked (which probably isn't true).