ABC. An Iranian nuke is on the way and it enjoys broad support (unanimous vote to support it). Given our (and Israel's) inability to stop this without a radical act (which would push us into further instability in the region given the potential reaction), the question becomes: is Iran, despite the rhetoric, a rational actor? We found that Soviet Union, despite an aggressive ideology and doctrine of warfare that accomodated the use of nukes, was at core a rational actor.
Shouts of "Death to America!" rang out in the conservative-dominated parliament after lawmakers voted to advance the nation's nuclear program, an issue of national pride... [John Robb's Weblog]
Given the Feds' not especially secret desire to conquer Iran, and their hands-off policy towards nuclear-armed North Korea, I'd have to say that not only is Iran being rational, it would in fact be irrational for them not to develop nuclear weapons as quickly as possible.
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