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To: Michael Watkins who wrote (151205)	11/6/2004 11:34:52 AM
From: redfish	Respond to of 281500

Funny how people get terrified by one or two nukes thousands of miles away with no method of delivery, but put out of their minds the thousands of nuclear weapons controlled by the former USSR, many of them aimed at us, and with the world's second-best delivery mechanisms. We lived with that for decades, without letting it effect our day-to-day lives, but now I am supposed to be terrified of Iran developing a nuclear weapon with a delivery range of a few hundred miles.

To: Michael Watkins who wrote (151205)	11/6/2004 11:36:19 AM
From: carranza2	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

You don't understand. A nuclear armed Iran can obviously use a nuclear shield to deter nuclear attacks. This is obvious. Nuclear weapons will give Iran freedom to do things which will threaten the security of the US, Europe, and especially Israel, without having to actually use them and risk being turned into a parking lot, as you suggest. If the MMs miscalculate, the dangers of a nuclear catastrophe are much higher. Sun Tzu asked the question why is Iran dangerous if armed with nukes. I assumed the question was a bit of a taunt, not really serious, because the dangers are obvious.