| ▲ | PeterHolzwarth 12 hours ago | ||||||||||||||||
No, it is not illegal for a US president to authorize strikes like this. American hasn't formally declared war since WWII. Iran has been pursuing nuclear weapons for decades - and no one, especially no one in the middle east - wants a nuclear armed Iran. America and its partners - and quite often its not-partners - have been working to stop Iranian uranium enrichment for a very long time. As for "guarantees they will pursue nuclear weapons by all means" -- that's the point: they've already been doing so nonstop for decades. In much of the middle east, Iran is detested, and a nuclear armed Iran is deeply feared throughout the region. Iran with nukes means the rest of the middle east will feel compelled to pursue nuclear weapons as well. Again, in vast swaths of the middle east, Iran is considered an enemy. | |||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | TheAlchemist 11 hours ago | parent [-] | ||||||||||||||||
"they've already been doing so nonstop for decades" - I would think it's not that complicated to make a nuclear bomb today, is it ? Technology has been there for almost 100 years already. | |||||||||||||||||
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