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| The Upside of a Nuclear-Armed Iran: PBS' Chat With Kenneth Waltz |
| 2012-07-09 |
| Among a certain group of international relations and foreign affairs wonks, Kenneth Waltz is an iconic figure. That's why foreign policy cognoscenti were all atwitter when they picked up the most recent issue of Foreign Affairs magazine and saw a cover story by Waltz with the headline: "Why Iran Should Get the Bomb." Waltz has long argued that when it comes to nuclear weapons more may be better. But given the recent escalation of tensions and threats between Iran and, well, everyone not named Syria, Waltz's position could best be described as a lonely one. We recently caught up with the 89-year-old Waltz at his home on Maine's central coast... |
| Posted by:Pappy |
| #4 We missed Iran El Supremo the Ayatollah Khamenei telling the nation to prep for the "end times" + that the focii of Iran's national policies is the return of the 12th Imam, didn't we??? KHAMENEI may be waitin' for a spell yet ... > the Boy is not born yet. > He hasn't joined the US Mil = elite Soldier. > Was not converted to Islam while in the US Mil. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2012-07-09 22:21 |
| #3 Nothing less than astounding how liberals can twist their "no nukes!" policy to "theocratic fascist state should have nukes" as long as it is to the detriment of America. |
| Posted by: gromky 2012-07-09 15:03 |
| #2 Walz needs to take his medicine - he's losing it. A Middle East with nuclear weapons = Next world war. Since when has any major weapon system ever been held back ... over the long term? Whatever weapons exist - are always used . The words "nuclear deterrence" can never exist in the Middle East. It's a dangerous fallacy to think that because deterrence existed for a brief time between the USA and the former Soviet Union ... that therefore the concept can be applied elsewhere. |
| Posted by: Raider 2012-07-09 13:04 |
| #1 The upside is that Israel, Saudi or Pakland will nuke them first. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2012-07-09 06:25 |