Iranian Missiles And Torpedos

Guy Alcala wrote:
Ed Rasimus wrote:

snip excellent overview of the situation

Putting the genie back in the bottle is tough. Keeping the bottle
corked is immeasurably easier.

Likely a bit late for that, I think, short of an all-out attack. And our
credibility as a champion of non-proliferation (translation: those of us
what's already got it want to keep it to ourselves) is rather ragged, and
has been ever since Israel got the bomb. The deal with India just makes
our pushing non-proliferation on anyone else even more hypocritical. Iran
has every right to develop nuclear power, and the bomb, if they wish. Do
I want to see head cases like their current president with it? Hell, no.
But then he doesn't control the military, the mullahs do, and it doesn't
appear to me that too many of them are in a hurry to collect their virgins
if it means the destruction of Iran. Of course, it may only take a few in
the right (or wrong) positions.

I just hope you are correct in your assessment and that the mullahs are
as rational as you describe, since apparently some form of MAD all that
is left to keep Iran in check. It worked during the cold war, but there
were some scary moments. And the higher the number of people playing
the game, the higher the chances of an accident happening...

Cheers (?)

Froggy

Of course the fact that it will no longer be possible to threaten then
with military intervention will also give them a much frer re