Reply #63: Sad Situation

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This is a depressing situation all around.

Iran's defense minister has stated they intend to build the bomb for use against Israel. He stated that Iran could absorb the counter strike if it lead to the destruction of Israel.

The UN has found weapons grade uranium on two devices in different places and the Europeans are upset than Iran will not abide by the terms of its adoption of the NPT. Europe is within the range of Iran's ballistic missile umbrella. Iran is an energy exporter, it has no need to run reactors for power.

Iran has probably located its weapons facilities in Tehran so any attack would cause a radiological disaster.

No one will win here, in the event of a launch by Iran Israel would pick up the launch and counter strike. Millions of innocent people would die.

Another nuclear state in the Mideast increases the chance of war between each other, Pakistan\India etc. Nuclear proliferation is not in anyones best interest here or elsewhere.