[bigchillcar]

i would not like to see another war front open up in iran. suppose iran is left alone and permitted to develop and test nuclear weapons..what is the likelihood of their using them realistically? for one thing, they would have to likewise develop the capacity to deliver them long range to the us..or would they use terror and try to 'smuggle' them into the us for target detonation? they must realize that were they to strike, this nation could retaliate in kind, turning iran into desert oblivion. so, again..why would they strike risking that? i'd rather give diplomacy a chance..perhaps what is needed is an entirely new approach. sooner or later, more and more countries and 'rogue nations' are going to gain nuclear capabilities, particularly over the course of this century. we'd be getting spread pretty darn thin opening 'fronts' all over the world. international relations and diplomacy have a pressing need to catch up with the lightning pace of the information age..otherwise, someday someone indeed is going to get 'jumpy' and fire one off..
ryan