“Assured mutual destruction is a strategy that works only when both parties have something they are trying to protect.”
Perhaps you are unfamiliar with the tenets of Islam. It would be a difficult proposition making pilgrimages to a radioactive hole in the ground. That’s why CAIR reacted with such outrage to Tom Tancredo’s suggestion that it might be a good idea to hold Mecca hostage to the peace and tranquility of the American homeland. I wish Tom was going to be our next President, but alas, he is not.
Apparently, you’re not aware that Mecca has been rebuilt before...