Is there really a chance of Iran building nuclear weapons ?
86486
Its more than a chance, they're actually planning on it. Whether it will actually happen or not depends entirely on the US and Israel. \n\nIran has already said that Israel should be wiped off of the face of the planet, so I suspect Israel will step up. I hope so anyways.
596669
Iran is only trying to get nuclear POWER, not a bomb, AND\nthey don't have the technology to deliver anything to the USA even if they did have a bomb, which they don't.
869054
im not sure but iran sure has alot of confidence and its obviously scaring the shit out of bush.
432893
An air strike against Iranian nuclear facilities is unlikely to be surgical. There are about 50 sites associated with nuclear development in Iran and they are mainly sited in towns where civilian populations would be at risk. An attack would be certain to inflame the Islamic world against the US, almost certainly lead to a full-scale civil war in Iraq with the support of the predominantly Shiite Iranian people, and the US fleet in the shallow and narrow Persian Gulf would have to withdraw or be vulnerable to Iranian missile attack.The cynical explanation for the Bush Administration's threats against Iran is that, like the build-up to the invasion of Iraq, the real objective is "regime change", which has been re-enforced by the slump in President Bush's approval rating to 34 per cent.The ramifications of such an attack could be disastrous. At a minimum, it would likely “rally the Iranian public around an otherwise unpopular regime, inflame anti-American anger around the Muslim world, and jeopardize the already fragile U.S. position in Iraq.” But most importantly, a military strike would “almost certainly speed…up” Iran’s nuclear weapons development by sparking a “crash nuclear program that could produce a bomb in a few years.”
311050
since Iran does not have WMD's and has never attacked any one (unlike US and Israel) this isn't going to happen.\n\nIn a fantarsy world though I 'd give a toss because my tax money wont go to financing Israel forever.. it would hopefully go to take care of people who need health and education here (Israel has free healthcare, America does NOT)
35783
No, Iran should NOT have a nuclear weapon. They are dangerous actually VERY dangerous and people in Iran are stupid.
454565
Iran is not going to be able to develop nuclear weapons and a lot of nations, not just the U.S. would stand to oppose it with military force if need be.\n\nThe funny thing is, like most middle east oil producers, Iran has less than 13 months of capital to support its economy. A real embargo, a true cessation of all oil exports would so cripple the nation I doubt its government would last 90 days.\n\nSadly the east and west are so dependent on petroleum that solution is not likely to happen.
325249
Anybody, the US has thousands upon thousands of nuclear weapons, so nuclear war would go very badly for Iran. China has about 4000 nuclear weapons, Britain has nuclear weapons, as does France and Russia.
644008
In my view,Iran is as entitled to develop a nuclear program just as much as anybody else,regardless of whether it's for energy or military use.Iran has a hostile neighbour that is bristling with nuclear weapons,so who can blame them if they're trying to develop an effective defence system.Israel is a country which is founded and run according to religious fundamentalism and in my view they are the most likely to be the protagonists for the next nuclear war but nobody is prepared to try to disarm them or halt any nuclear research and development.I am from the czech Republic by the way.
331570
It is evident that Iran's efforts are focused both on uranium enrichment and a parallel plutonium effort. Iran claims it is trying to establish a complete nuclear fuel cycle to support a civilian energy program, but this same fuel cycle would be applicable to a nuclear weapons development program. Iran appears to have spread their nuclear activities around a number of sites to reduce the risk of detection or attack. \n\nIran does not currently have nuclear weapons, and would appear to be about two years away from acquiring nuclear weapons. By some time in 2006, however, Iran could be producting fissile material for atomic bombs using both uranium enriched at Natanz and plutonium produced at Arak. The Natanz facility might produce enough uranium for about five bombs every year, and the Arak facility might produced enough plutonium for as many as three bombs every year.
339476
Firstly,I am an Asian and I think your attitude toward the Middle-East is very condescending.I hope you realize that this "blowing up" will result in a loss of miilions of human lives?To answer you question,my response is no.If Iran were to get nuclear weapons it is unlikely that they will target their mainly Islamic neighbours since Iran is an Islamic Republic.Israel however would probably be the first to be attacked by Iran.The Jewish State however has also equipped itself with nuclear technology and would doubtless retaliate as soon as possible.As a result more nuclear-equipped countries would be dragged into the fray perhaps resulting in a much-feared nuclear holocaust.And as for "letting" Iran get nuclear weapons it is possible that they already have a nuclear arsenal.President Ahmadinejad is probably just trying to incite America into invading his nation so that he has an excuse to launch a nuclear attack against the latter.
515656
becuz they think Iran is associated with Al Qaeda and the U.S. doesn't want any chances. Which is really stupid when u think about it becuz ONLY the U.S has ever used the weapons. Many countries have them.
1168694
Your question assumes that Iran has military ambitions with respect to the development of nuclear energy technology.  Either way (peaceful or military use), Iran is about 7 to 10 years away from even developing the capability to enrich enough material to develop a single nuclear weapon.\n\nIt seems much more critical to reign in the activities of nations the world over that have thousands of nuclear weapons (like the U.S., Europe, India, Pakistan, etc.), or nations wherein nuclear stockpiles are poorly secured (in Russia and former USSR states).  The latter is a far more dangerous threat with respect to potential terrorism.\n\nIn addition, all of this is predicated upon accepting "nuclear" as a reliable energy source.  The dangers of Chernobyl, Three Mile Island and the like, as well as the intractable problems of nuclear waste disposal and vulnerability of nuclear plants to terrorist threats make it crucial that the entire planet move away from "nuclear activities."
1139447
Nah possibility of a nuclear war with nations is slim but if a terrorist group were to get their hands on a nuke weapon then all bets are off. That's why Iran nuke program must be verifiable before they are allowed to have one - they sponsor terrorism (hezbollah, hamas, etc)
638789
now .. haven't you opened a can of worms ?!?!?!?\nit is a tough one, mainly because NO ONE can say whether or not there's actually a military (bomb-making) aspect to the "nuclear ambition". \nConstruction of the nuclear power plants in Iran started many years ago, long before the mullahs came to power ... so it's not as if this is something new that the current regime has suddenly come up with. In that sense, and since there is no "proof" of any malicious ;) activity, I personally don't see why not complete power plants on which millions and millions have been spent already. But then again : is there an atomic bomb hiding behind the facade? I don't know ... you don't know ... Bush doesn't know ... the IAEA doesn't know. To be fair, I would say all "countries" are "innocent" unless PROVEN otherwise.
226396
Iran has announced that they are going to open an oil market that opperates on the Euro.  That's bad for America because the US dollar is currently the primary currency for international oil trade.  So the United States has announced that Iran plans to have nuclear weapons.  How convenient.\n\ntaz: That's exactly what the US government wants you to think.  It's called propaganda.  Keep in mind that eveything that government agencies say they say for a reason.  They rarely just tell the straight out truth, and the current administration has a particularly notable history of lying.  You should always think about why they're saying what they're saying.
566773
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.