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There is no safety in the cosmos. Alan Watts Ping Tung Jun 24 #1
H. L. Mencken Wifes husband Jun 24 #3
Mencken should be required reading for all of us. FadedMullet Jun 24 #10
Agreed Wifes husband Jun 24 #22
Sure, because nothing makes one feel secure as having an 86 year old Ali Khamenei controlling lostincalifornia Jun 24 #2
Same thing was said about the leaders of North Korea and Pakistan when they were looking to build nukes indusurb Jun 24 #5
no it isn't lostincalifornia Jun 24 #7
Pakistan was in much the same position as Iran indusurb Jun 24 #12
George war bush invaded Iraq because they didn't have nukes or an effective military. That's reason enough for every Silent Type Jun 24 #4
I believe Tehran would first-strike Israel even knowing Tehran would result in a glass ashtray. WarGamer Jun 24 #6
Same thing said at the time about Pakistan indusurb Jun 24 #8
The thing is -- you can't afford to be wrong onenote Jun 24 #11
Don't look at posters, indusurb Jun 24 #14
I doubt that Japan would have had the ability to reach the us with a bomb in 1945 onenote Jun 24 #16
you may be forgetting Disaffected Jun 24 #13
I agree. Then start disarmament talks between Israel and Iran. Let's see both sides give up their nukes. FadedMullet Jun 24 #9
If Iran gets its nukes purple_haze Jun 24 #15
For some reason Israel is not fond of the idea...something to do with the official govt chant.. EX500rider Jun 24 #17
Both-siding Iran, eh? TheProle Jun 24 #18
Psst, they're already doing it I presume Arazi Jun 24 #19
Can't blame them you get a nuke nobody doc03 Jun 24 #20
It is a proven deterrent. dalton99a Jun 24 #21
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