Iran Has Started a Mideast Arms Race

[Onkel Neal]

States throughout the region are looking to establish nuclear programs. (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123776572203009141.html)

Make no mistake: The Middle East may be on the verge of a nuclear arms race triggered by the inability of the West to stop Iran's quest for a bomb. Since Tehran's nuclear ambitions hit the headlines five years ago, 25 countries -- 10 of them in the greater Middle East -- have announced plans to build nuclear power plants for the first time.

It's just a matter of time now...

[SteamWake]

No no dont worry Obama will be able to talk them out of it.

[Tribesman]

Irans nuclear program started in the early 1950s , Egypts dates from the early 60s . So whats the big deal ?
As for stating a middle east nuclear arms race I would have thought that started when a middle eastern country got itself nuclear arms a long time ago .

[Jimbuna]

Let us hope they can display the same responsibility and restraint that other nuclear powers have....but somehow I doubt it :hmmm:

[Skybird]

Big clubs in the hands of hatefilled religious zealots.

Brilliant.

Even if not using them themselves, the main concern with Iran always has been and always will remain to be big club proliferation and terror groups.

[Max2147]

A nuclear program and a nuclear weapons program are two very different things. None of those countries has hidden an enrichment program or violated IAEA regulations.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with a legal nuclear power program under the full supervision of the IAEA. These countries know that oil will only last so long, and nuclear power gives them more oil to export.

[Skybird]

I also know that Iran needs nuclear energy because it loses to much money for consuming it's own oil that it better should sell, and car petrol.

However, if you mean that serious that civilian and military nuke tech is so very different and that the two are not linked, and if you really cannot remember the concerns voiced by even the very tame IAEA last year, and if you really believe that Iran does not want nuclear weapon technology, then you are very - hm, the only correct description would be: naive. Politically most correct, kind by heart and friendly in thinking, very western-style reasonable, civilised and sophisticated - but still naive.

[FIREWALL]

If they want to kill each other in the name of their god, who am I to want to inter fer.

[Max2147]

I also know that Iran needs nuclear energy because it loses to much money for consuming it's own oil that it better should sell, and car petrol.

However, if you mean that serious that civilian and military nuke tech is so very different and that the two are not linked, and if you really cannot remember the concerns voiced by even the very tame IAEA last year, and if you really believe that Iran does not want nuclear weapon technology, then you are very - hm, the only correct description would be: naive. Politically most correct, kind by heart and friendly in thinking, very western-style reasonable, civilised and sophisticated - but still naive.
I'm not talking about Iran, I'm talking about the other countries mentioned in the article. My bad for not making that clear.

Iran has violated IAEA regulations and has restricted IAEA inspectors' access to vital parts of their nuclear program. Therefore, they have voided their right to peaceful nuclear energy under the NPT.

[Dimitrius07]

If they want to kill each other in the name of their god, who am I to want to interfer.

Well they primer object is to wipe out my country from the map,including some of your own arab civilians who live here. Well in my opinion they also want to wipe out all not arabic nations as well, in the name of they god. That all i have to say. Take care of your self :salute:.

[Max2147]

Rule #1 of dealing with Iran: DO NOT CALL IRANIANS ARABS!