why cant iran have nuclear when lots of countries like Israel india and the states have it?
548039
First I read with interest what three others said in this context:\n1. Iran is a non peaceful country.we have had problems with them for years...\n2. Iran is run by a bunch of lunatics that believe in something that came from before the middle ages(That's the dark ages to you idiots), and want the whole world in on their strange little belief system...\n3. I'm a christian and i know GOD will intervene sometime in the future and stop all this nonsense....\n\nIronical that what 'we' believe is considered the right thing. What authority this christian guy has to declare that he KNOWS GOD and that he will intervene... What if an Iranian says that he also knows GOD and that He will intervene and teach these Christians a lesson. Its time we stop calling each other lunatics and relate lunacy with faith. I still refuse to believe (after having read the Bible, Talmud, Quran, Ramayana, Gita and Buddhist scriptures) that it was any of the Gospels of Jesus or even David who interfered and told the americans to drop Atomic bomb over Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Should we then expect Japanese to say that Christianity is evil and atomic expertise in their hands is absolutely not safe, after all Iran or Pakistan has never said they will use them, while americans have dropped them actually less than 100 years ago. Where is the argument here.
508780
because Israel is our ally and Iran is not.  it's all about hypocrisy.
1028525
Iran has right to has been nuclear peaceful power stations and researching on atomic energy.\n\nThe world has some facilities to achieve out facts, such as "United Nations" and "International Atomic Energy Agency".\nAlso Iran lets them to do a lot of researches about its ability and goals.\n"IAEA" inspectors have done a lot of inspects in all of places where they wanted, even military stations.\n\n> Iran is one of "IAEA" members for a long time and always observe all of international rules, So Iran has right to doing research on atomic technology and make some nuclear power stations depend on "IAEA" rules for researching and producing electricity.\n\n>> Iran can't trust to other countries for giving it nuclear fuels. In the past they didn't faithful in their promise and agreements. North Korea is good sample. They promise them to giving light-water power station and fuel but they (US and Western countries) didn't do it. Thus Iran can't trust to unfaithful countries.\n\n>>> In the other hand, Israel has more than 250 nukes and this country is a dangerous threating for its neighbors continuously.\nIsrael wasn't / isn't one of members of "IAEA" and inspectors couldn't / can't inspect Israel's power stations.\n\n--> Remember "Dimona power station" and that technician "Vanono", this is just one of secret places that Israel has.\n\nActually, Israel and US are big threats for all of independent countries also for the worldwide peace.
364166
Pakistan and India are not run by Islamic Extremist that are bent on harming others outside their countries.  These two nations fear each other, but do not threaten Israel, the United States, Russia or Western Europe.  Iran does!
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.
566166
Wrong Buddy. Remember you have some crazy people who will do anything to get a nuke in their hands. Anyone from terrorists, to warlords. The civilized world, notice like the US, France, Britain, and so forth, use their nukes as a deterrent. You know u nuke me, I'll nuke you back. Crazy countries like Iran just wants nukes to WIPE ISRAEL OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH!!! So therefore, it is in the best interest of the civilized world that certain countries contain and hold nukes.
870347
Israel is a nation because it is the will of Allah.\n\nIsrael has nukes because Allah wanted the Jews to have nukes.\n\nNothing in this world happens without the blessings of Allah.
336752
Israel is a lot less likely to be firing off nuclear weapons at their enemy-of-the-week than Iran is.  But who has the right to develope them and who doesn't - I don't know.   The US and the UN want to be the Police of the World, and that seems to cause more problems than it solves.
403027
Iran is a politically unstable country that has expressed a desire to attack it's neighbors.  The Iranian President apparently holds extreme views.  These things make Iran's possession of nuclear weapons very dangerous for its neighbors.\n\nIsrael, on the other hand, is politically stable and holds moderate views.  It is not a danger to its neighbors.
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."
135723
Military - India has a larger military but Iran probably has more weapons from the black market. India as a nuclear weapon while Iran is trying to develop nuclear capabitlities. Iran is probably more prepared for war than India and will have more domestic support for war given its most recent history. \n\nEconomy - India has a larger economy with a strong base due to the population and much brighter potential to be a top 3 in 20 years riding on the back of IT. Iran has 15% of the wold's oil but no domestic industry. \n\nGlobal Influence - Iran has more global influence than India. Given its current course in nuclear development, it is more likely to sway power in the region than India. Having said that, India is the leading outsource provider in the world and any dent in its capability would have a significant impact on the global economy.
525726
Even G. Brush Esq. with his limited acquaintance with World geography must realise that Iran is just a little too close to Israel. To start playing nuclear roulette, even the 'mini nuke' version, is pretty close to an Armageddon scenario for close neighbours.
271253
if israel attacks iran ,it wont use a nuclear weapon,countries make nuclear weapons just to threat eachother and keep their independence like north korea and libya but if israel attacks iran at the best result, iran will have the excuse to end the negotiations and start enriching uranium. and iran wont use a nuclear weapon because it doesnt have one so dont worry and if u want to live in peace try to change ur president
532696
It should not be allowed nuclear capabilities, and we should all endever to prevent this occurance, because it is not within the intrests of the Western world. I recognise the arguement that Iran is as unstable or backward as the Western press portray it to be, however a neuclear Iranian would enable it to dictate policy in the region to a much larger degree, look at North Korea for example. The West needs a weaker Iran to exploit its natural resources, we should not be apologetic about this fact, we should however be careful how we go about it. As previous events have shown, badly planned interferance is far worse than isolationism.
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.
364261
The concern, and it's a fairly legitimate one, is that a nation like Iran, which has had strong ties to organizations that advocate violence against the US in the past, might be willing to supply radioactive materials or nuclear weapons to such organizations in the future.\n\nIndia already has nuclear technology, but refuses to allow international agencies to monitor it's programs, which is a bit curious.\n\n"Developing nations" sometimes cause concern because of the potential to sell radioactive material or even nuclear weapons to radicalists.  And there is also concern that such a nation would build nuclear weapons and possibly use them against a rival nation.  (Pakistan and India are a perfect example of this)\n\nThe bottom line is this: nuclear weapons = trouble.  If more countries have them, there is a greater potential, not only for a nuclear war, but also accidents, contamination, leaking of nuclear secrets and the secret sale of dangerous weapons and materials.\n\nThe potential for all of these is much higher in a country that does not yet have strict environmental and safety regulations and global economic interests that would be badly damaged by international sanctions.
624976
If you must ask short sighted questions, then you can't see beyond the end of your nose.  Iran is a radical country that cannot be trusted.  This is true in any country where Islam rules.  To allow an Islamic state to have nuclear arms to threaten it's neighbors, would surely  draw unpredictable reactions.\n\nAs it is Pakistan has nuclear weapons, fortunately their government has treated this fact responsibly.  Iran, on the other hand, with the president they have today, would not be a candidate for the Nobel Peace prize.  So, your goose and gander example just won't fly.  The fact is, nobody wants Iran to have nuclear power and that includes country's that do and do not themselves, have nuclear bombs.  While you are pointing the finger, point it not just at the US, point it at all civilized nations.\n\nThose same nations do not believe or trust Iran regarding it's intentions for nuclear power.  If they did trust Iran,there would be no issue here.  The fact is, most of the world believes that Iran wants  nuclear weapons capabilities.  So, unless you know more than most nations of the world, perhaps you should think twice before you declare what Iran's intentions are regarding this matter.