If Iran has all that oil, why would they need nuclear capability for electrical power?
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Good question, why countries prefer to use oil products instead of coal?\n1. oil isn't ready to use in plants and needs to be refined several times,\n2. Other oil products are really more valuable that let Iran burn its oil in order to make electricity.\n3. Iran will have oil for about 20 years, it is not a long time for a country\n4. Iran is using its maximum speed of oil production right now, no place for extra use\n\nAlso I think you may know that after decomposition of USSR there was a rich black market on military equipment consist of nukes in middle east and iran probably have bought the Uranium it needed.\nAlso blueprints for a nuke was given to iran by CIA so Iran has the nukes right now.\nEdit:\nAbout military presence you must know that Afghanistan is east of Iran, Turkey have been US ally from long ago and US uses its airports for military purposes, US fleet have been in Persian Gulf since 1988 (I think), so still you think US captured Iraq because being near to Iran?\nAnd about Vietnam-like experience, do you know that US had an operation in Iran in 1980 (very funny operation,Iranian was asleep,us troops came, hit each other, burnt themselves,ranaway,Iranian wokeup and saw the mess)? I will give you the link in Sources.\nI must add that Iran is not like Afghanistan(with USSR and then Civil war between Taliban and Iran related groups) which was at war since I remember or Iraq which also was at war since I remember [Iran, Kuwait,US(91),US(92-2002 limited operaions),US(Last attack)]\nA simple economic surround will easily do what you a military attack probably cant.\nAlso I think if I had a nuke I wouldn't put it in a place that missles can hit it. there are cool mobile rocket launcher and Iran have many.
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Why should we tell Iran what to do.\nWe should just leave them alone.\nIt's there choice to decide what to use nuclear power for.
578990
Iran has oil.  Oil can be used to produce electricity.  Iran claims that they only want nuclear power for electricity.  It doesn't add up.\n\nNorth Korea has no oil and wants nuclear power for electricity.  It is a more realistic claim on its need.
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hope full it want come to that, however the only way to insure that Iran's nuclear capability it completely erased is to use a small tactual nuke. it would be kinda a bunker buster and while it would re lase radiation it wouldnt be a huge amount.
334343
perhaps China just need oil for its own survival.\nIt is better to go for alternative source of energy and reduce wastage of energy.
358277
they may, but it would only be a small fraction of what the USA, the country opposing it, has. They are using the uranium to help there lives, electricity is so important to everyone, we take it for granted.
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A nuclear power station in Iran is not bad. However the 'fuel' (enriched uranium or plutonium) can be used for composing an atomic bomb. The politicians are afraid for that. So do I.
775119
But are they only making nuclear power stations? The fear is they will infact use these instalations to make enriched uranium or plutionium for use in nuclear weapons. Iran is an unstable country in the hands of fundementalist Islamic clerics and are sworn to eradicate Judism and Christianity. These people can not be trusted with WMD.
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The only comments by the US that are relevant to Iran is, it will not allow Iran to be a Nuclear power.  IT has stated, as has the European countries in the UN, that it believes that Iran is seeking to become a Nuclear power.  If the US is a liar on that basis, then so are the European powers.  The consensus is, that Iran is not being truthful about it's intentions relative to nuclear power.  I agree with that consensus!
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Yes they are and they are a huge supplier of oil worldwide. In addition they are on the brink of being a nuclear powerhouse as well which is a bit scary as the current president of Iran is a nut who has basically said his goal is to blow Isreal off the face of the planet. \n\nIF the international community does not step up and do something there is a real possibility that we are looking at a serious nuclear problem in the Middle East very soon.
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Minimal. Iran think about possibly looking to get a nuclear power station and threats are made. N korea displays that it has intercontinental capabilities and US says they want to negotiate.\n\nN korea would never use a nuclear weapon. Their weapon just gives them a chip to bargain at the big boys table
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Every country needs nuclear power.  Its a clean, environmental power source.  North Korea and Iran should have built Candu reactors that cannot be converted into nuclear weapons as easily.\nNuclear Power cannot help the North Korean People because it brought sanctions and made their life more miserable.   You cannot seperate the two issues.
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Iran has no weapons of mass destruction but it has oil.  It might suffer the same fate as Iraq.
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Does Iran have any oil? question is answered with a question but question is answered.
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Why does Iran, one of the largest producers of oil in the world need nuclear energy?  They should stop trying to make nuclear weapons.
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If told that some countries had nuclear weapons you would barely even bat an eyelash as you know that the country would use that technology for defence purposes only, such as Canada.  Other countries with this ability would make you sweat blood.  Giving Iran nuke ability is like putting a madman in a crowded shopping mall with a machine gun.\n\nIran is now testing very advanced missiles that have nuke capabilities........you better be bothered.
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Firstly, I believe that Iran being the 3rd major oil producer in the world has more than 20-30+ years of oil production. My guess in around 100 years or so. And this issue of nuclear energy is just getting ridiculous. Its every country's right to improve and Iran just like us has this right to have nuclear energy. I think we should stop being a bully to all these countries, all these wars have cost us dollars that could go in our education and health is going into killing innocent people AND we are paying MORE on gas.