"Show us your nuclear weapon facility," the U.S. tells Iran. "Your actions to build a nuclear weapon threaten the world and it must stop immediately."
This from a nation with nearly 14,000 nuclear weapons and the missiles to fire them, in a heart beat destroying any enemy and potentially taking the world with it.
"We don't have any nuclear weapons," repeatedly replies Iran. And they have offered to allow United Nations officials to inspect their facilities.
But the U.S. demands "unfettered access" to Iranian facilities an unnamed Obama Administration official told the Los Angeles Times, in "U.S., allies to press Iran for free access to facility."
[For more details, please see http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iran-obama27-2009sep27,0,2677915.story?track=rss]
To understand Iran's perspective, reverse the names in the title so it reads, "Iran, allies to press U.S. for free access to facility."
The U.S. government would call such a demand, outrageous and the Pentagon would never comply as a matter of "National Security." It's all top secret.
In any case, nuclear weapons are spreading everywhere. In addition to the U.S., Britain, China, France, Germany, India, Israel, North Korea, Pakistan and Russia have them, as the arms race continues.
And ironically, if the Shah had stayed in power, Iran would have gotten them from the U.S. With time, any government or organization with the money to pay for it can have nuclear weapons, as North Korea just demonstrated.
This is a golden opportunity for the U.S. to stop this madness by ending the arms race as it destroys its own arsenal. Until the U.S. does, most others won't either.
If you think having first strike or retaliatory strike capability keeps you safe, picture a fanatic detonating a mini form of one of these devices.
It could be in an oil or chemical facility or in some other toxic tinder box that could compound the force of a nuclear explosion and level or poison a city.
To end the arms race you as an American must speak up. Otherwise those in power will continue the endless race for a "proper strategic deterrent." Your voice could make a difference if you have the courage and the will to use it.
Dick
1 comment:
Sadly Warren Buffet who has a knack for being right, predicted that the United States would suffer from a nuclear attack from terrorists. His insurance companies do not insure against nuclear attacks: www.parapundit.com/archives/000502.html.
Given his propensity for calling the shots, it is sad that we will likely observe his being right again. I believe that mankind in his nature is mistrustful and seeks advantage over other humans. This will be his undoing...
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