What will be the consequences in the Middle East if Iran succeeds in developing a nuclear weapon?

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Whoa there Whoa there, fella. Iran has been enriching uranium to about 5%. For an actual bomb you need to enrich it about 15 times more, to 90% or better.So they are a very long way from there.

But this gets buried in the last paragraph of most accounts. Nobody seems quite sure why Iran is doing this enrichment-- they don't need the energy, and their economy is a mess. They don't need the bombs for protection.

Perhaps it's just a prestige thing.

As "Ahm a mad dog" said yesterday, if he even think that his country has been attacked by Israel or the U.S. , he'll launch. Remember the cold war our President Reagan finally ended and the big sigh of relief we all heaved 20 years ago? It's back with a vegeance, in the form of multiple partners.

Can't control them all? Oh well. Let's watch God control them, then: "And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal: And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords: Persia Iran, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet" (Ezekiel 38:3-5).

Basically, God promises that Iran WILL attack Israel, with help from others (most notably, Russia, the northernmost nation from that spot. ) But then, "And I will call for a sword against him throughout all my mountains, saith the Lord GOD: every man’s sword shall be against his brother. And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many people that are with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone" (Ezekiel 38: 21-22).

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1 There aren't any countries who desire a nuke who aren't already pursuing one. So it won't touch off an arms race that isn't already going on. Iran got a nice little edge when Israel caught Syria getting their nukes from North Korea, but I doubt they've stopped trying.

They don't really expect to use the nukes on each other. The Sunnis and Shia fight like cats and dogs, but it's not that kind of fight. They expect to kill each other the old fashioned, honorable way, blowing themselves up in public.

Seriously, no: the governments don't fight in that way; they just jostle. A nuke would give Iran a point of pride, but it's not particularly aimed at their neighbors. It's aimed at Israel, and any US forces as happen to be in range.

There aren't any countries who desire a nuke who aren't already pursuing one. So it won't touch off an arms race that isn't already going on. Iran got a nice little edge when Israel caught Syria getting their nukes from North Korea, but I doubt they've stopped trying.

They don't really expect to use the nukes on each other. The Sunnis and Shia fight like cats and dogs, but it's not that kind of fight. They expect to kill each other the old fashioned, honorable way, blowing themselves up in public.

Seriously, no: the governments don't fight in that way; they just jostle. A nuke would give Iran a point of pride, but it's not particularly aimed at their neighbors. It's aimed at Israel, and any US forces as happen to be in range.

2 In broader terms... I believe that Iran mostly wants a nuke to use the same way nearly everybody with a nuke does: to threaten the ultimate retaliation against invaders. They make lousy offensive weapons, since everybody knows you did it, and they get really cranky about it. They make Iran un-attackable, which is just fine because nobody really wants to attack them anyway.

Even Ahmadinejad, unpleasant as he is, seems to be aware of what's in his own best interests. He knows that actual use of a nuke will turn his country into a smoldering hole. I don't like taking that risk, since he's mean enough to make a mistake that would be worse for him than for the country he attacks, but it's not my chief concern.My chief concern is that Iran is unstable.

The last election was fraudulent; even if Ahmadinejad really did win it, the fact that there was cheating involved means that the country itself is prone to failure. And what happens to the nukes when a revolution comes, even if it's a democratic one?

In broader terms... I believe that Iran mostly wants a nuke to use the same way nearly everybody with a nuke does: to threaten the ultimate retaliation against invaders. They make lousy offensive weapons, since everybody knows you did it, and they get really cranky about it. They make Iran un-attackable, which is just fine because nobody really wants to attack them anyway.

Even Ahmadinejad, unpleasant as he is, seems to be aware of what's in his own best interests. He knows that actual use of a nuke will turn his country into a smoldering hole. I don't like taking that risk, since he's mean enough to make a mistake that would be worse for him than for the country he attacks, but it's not my chief concern.My chief concern is that Iran is unstable.

The last election was fraudulent; even if Ahmadinejad really did win it, the fact that there was cheating involved means that the country itself is prone to failure. And what happens to the nukes when a revolution comes, even if it's a democratic one?

3 If anything, it will help balance the power there. Currently only India, Pakistan and Israel have nukes.

If anything, it will help balance the power there. Currently only India, Pakistan and Israel have nukes.

If so, how will the loss of an ally affect Iran?" "The U.N. And other reputable world-wide sources claim Iran will have a nuclear weapon within a year. What should we do? " "Turkey, Russia (and Iran) are shaping the future Middle East: in stories like this (?)" "What do you think is the likelihood of Iran or North Korea building a nuclear weapon in our lifetime?" "Nuclear progress in Iran has dire consequences if diplomacy fails.

Do you agree? " "Should the US military annihilate Iran's military and thereby eliminate the threat of them using a nuclear weapon?

The U.N. And other reputable world-wide sources claim Iran will have a nuclear weapon within a year. What should we do?

Turkey, Russia (and Iran) are shaping the future Middle East: in stories like this (?).

Nuclear progress in Iran has dire consequences if diplomacy fails. Do you agree?

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.