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A nuclear armed Iran would be fantastic for global stability. Right now, the only nuclear power in the Middle East is Israel, and they act like it, doing their warmongering and genocidal tendencies and all that.

A nuclear Iran and nuclear Israel would be in a mutually assured destruction stalemate, which would drastically increase Israel's perceived cost of fucking around with their neighbors.

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A nuclear Iran would eventually lead to a nuclear middle east, including all the ISIS and Al Qaeda types, which would be extremely dangerous for the whole world. Better not to have any nukes in the whole region. The good thing is that both countries can totally disrupt each other even without nukes. So, I believe, a stable but competitive equilibrium would/will eventually reach on its own, if external forces stop bringing fuel to the fire.

I have worked with many Israelis and Iranians... and I can hardly tell them apart. At least the ones in the US think almost exactly alike. And from my perspective neither are actually very religious.

Preventing a nuclear Middle East is no longer possible. Israel has ~80 nukes, and it was recently announced that the US will be aiding a Saudi Arabian civilian nuclear program.

You’re right, it would be better if there were no nukes on the region but that isn’t possible. That ship has sailed.

It was great to get to live my entire life in a world where nuclear non-proliferation was a goal that a lot amazing people dedicated their lives to doing and with remarkable success but that’s coming to an end.

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