What If Iran Gets A Working Nuclear Weapon?

IranPressNews ^ | March 9, 2009 | By Barry Rubin

[Fennie]

If and when Iran gets nuclear weapons it would set off a global nightmare.

Most obviously, Iran could use nuclear arms to attack Israel. It's easy to say that Iran's leaders would be cautious, but what if ideology, error, or an extremist faction decides to wipe the Jewish state off the map? Even a 10-percent chance of nuclear holocaust is terrifying.

And if Israel decides its existence is at risk, it would launch a preemptive attack that would also produce a big crisis.

Once Iran has nuclear weapons, every Arab state, with the exception of Iran's ally Syria, would also be imperiled. Those countries would beg for U.S. protection. But could they depend on America, under the Barack Obama administration, to go to war - especially a nuclear one - to shield them?

[adorno]

If and when Iran gets nuclear weapons it would set off a global nightmare.

Forget the "if" part.

It is a matter of "when" only. And then "when" will be ahead of what most people and governments believe. Iran became more emboldened in its pursuit of nuclear weapons once Barack was elected. It was their go-ahead to go full-blast in their development efforts.

The "if" part was taken care of when Obama was elected. Obama will pretend that his administration is pursuing all diplomatic means to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons, but they are also not about to do anything about it when Iran does actually make their first nuclear test. Democrats have never seen anything wrong with Iran getting nuclear weapons. They may openly make statements against Iran getting the weapons and about how dangerous Iran would be with them, but the reality is that democrats don't believe that a nuclear Iran would be any more dangerous and destabilizing to the region and the world than they are now.

It is that attitude by the democrats that will cause Israel to attack Iran in order to destroy their nuclear capabilities.

Open hostilities between Iran and Israel became a lot more real and closer when Obama was elected.

[mountainlion]

Let me say it another way. If Iran used a Nuclear weapon they would be destroyed!

[TerP26]

It will be Bush’s fault. He had time to do something and he didn’t. Also knowing that Obama would become the next president should have made him more inclined to let Israel do what is needed and/or provide support.

[ridesthemiles]

Syria is a quite small country in area. Don’t know how any nuclear explosion would not drop some dirty air over them.

[GeronL]

a nuke strike on Israel would bring out celebrations on many college campuses and cities like Dearborn and Tulsa

[MeanWestTexan]

Tulsa, OK?

Been there many times, am obviously Jewish, never had a problem.

[WoofDog123]

“It’s the 4th quarter,Iran has the ball, they are driving and Obama keeps calling timeout so the Iranians have enough clock to score.”

To be fair, time-out has been being called for years now. I think the region must be already adjusting to the reality of a nuclear Iran. Saudi Arabia is the next logical candidate to want their own nukes, from what I have read.

[FortWorthPatriot]

Saudi Arabia is the next logical candidate to want their own nukes, from what I have read.

Hussien will make sure they get them.

[GeronL]

its somewhere in Oklahoma where there is a cluster of Muslims

[bill1952]

Hitting the US first would be the only way to guarantee their extinction.

It would take thousands of nukes to successfully destroy our ability to wipe out most of the world, let alone Iran.
And before you start with an argument that we would do nothing, remember that the US is the only country to ever use a nuclear weapon in open warfare.

Iran would cease to exist.

[bill1952]

Yes. They will use their nuclear power as a hegemony over the area.
And it will work.

[Wyatt's Torch]

I do not think Obama would retaliate with nukes...he’s a chicken shit.

That being said, Iran may very well want us to nuke them into oblivion...they love death/martyrism.

[Ancient Drive]

WWOD?

[Wyatt's Torch]

Exactly. This is what Bernard Lewis has been saying for several years.

[swain_forkbeard]

A single nuke is not ONE big bomb. It is the ONE big bomb which assures you will be left alone to produce MANY big bombs and, eventually, the means to deliver them.

[Uri’el-2012]

They’ll hit the US first. Take us out and they’ll remove the big brother from protecting Israel. Not to mention the whole “God protecting Israel” thing...

Islam wants to Destroy the Big Satan first, then the little Satan !

shalom b'SHEM Yah'shua HaMashiach Adonai

[MeanWestTexan]

Probably Oklahoma City, if anywhere.

Tulsa is home of Oral Roberts University, to give you some of its flavor.

[JasonC]

Even if they have 25, or 50, most of them mounted on missiles, half a dozen of them given to terrorists, and said terrorists take responsibility for any attack, and also state they have prepositioned bombs in the US and Europe, but haven't used them, only ones smuggled in to Israel?

You are way too complacent. No, Iran isn't going to nuke Israel tomorrow if they get nuke tech. They will, however, deter others from attacking them and position themselves to nuke Israel the day after tomorrow, instead. 5 or 10 years from now, millions of innocent people will die. They hope that "5 or 10" sound so much like "forever" to myopic politicians in denial, that they can get there safely. Because the last chances to stop them before they can nuke someone back, are oh, about the next 6-12 months. And nobody in the west is going to lift a finger in that time frame.

Only Bibi might...

[WoofDog123]

not sure what he thinks of the saudi royal family. given how he is turning US orientation on its head, he may snub them too.

[JasonC]

Obama isn't Truman. He's a chickenstuff pacifist.