| Currently the United States of America and the | | | | stated that Iran now has the technology to make |
| Bush administration want to prevent Iran from | | | | nuclear weapons and now that they have the |
| attaining nuclear weapons at all costs including | | | | technology they can never go back. Obviously the |
| possible military intervention. The President of Iran | | | | Iranian President is using a bit of history to help |
| has said that they will continue their nuclear | | | | his case with the IAEA and the United Nations. To |
| weapons program so they have a deterrent | | | | his credit Iranian President or should I say they |
| against attack from other nations in the | | | | uranium President does know his history however, |
| region.The Iranian President also says that | | | | he also is bluffing himself into a war by using |
| Pakistan, Israel, India and many other nations well | | | | these mirroring rhetoric statements to bolster his |
| within striking distance already have nuclear | | | | fundamentalist support while slipping in to his |
| weapons and the nation of Iran have the right to | | | | speeches such statements. The Iranian President |
| protect them selves. The Iranian President says | | | | is playing on his own chessboard and is not playing |
| that the world allowed Israel to have nuclear | | | | with the international community and the |
| weapons.But actually before Israel crosses the | | | | international community's rules. The nation like that |
| nuclear threshold the Nixon administration planned | | | | which sponsors international terrorism can never |
| on confronting the Israeli government on this | | | | be trusted with the nuclear weapons.The Nixon |
| issue and senior Nixon administration officials had | | | | administration in July of 1969 had Secretary of |
| discussed if it was even feasible to politically or | | | | State Elliott Richardson and Deputy Secretary of |
| technologically stop their program. Even the CIA | | | | Defense David Packard meet with the |
| was involved for possible intervention. Once Israel | | | | Ambassador to Israel to discuss an agreement |
| crossed the nuclear threshold the Nixon | | | | with Israel on their new nuclear weapons. the |
| administration wished to set up ground rules to | | | | current situation the hostile political intentions and |
| ensure that Israel would not use nuclear weapons | | | | ambitions of the Iranian President make |
| against its neighbors do to all the conflicts of the | | | | negotiation nearly impossible, as the United States |
| time. We know from history that they did not | | | | of America has a policy not to negotiate with |
| use nuclear weapons on their Arab | | | | terrorists and that would include the nation states |
| neighbors.Perhaps the question today is can we | | | | would sponsor them. We seem to have a political |
| trust Iran with nuclear weapons, knowing full well | | | | impasse with Iran and it does not appear the |
| that they currently sponsor international terrorist | | | | bridge can be gapped without assistance or |
| groups. Also knowing that they have already | | | | diplomatic help from neighboring Arab nations and |
| promised to blow Israel off the map. This | | | | major trading partners such as either Russia or |
| apparently is a much different situation with Iran | | | | China.It looks as if the United States of America |
| then when it was with Israel during the Nixon | | | | and her allies will be forced to strike Iran. But |
| administration. Israel had the atomic bomb by | | | | when they do they will have to go after other |
| 1967. The Nixon administration realized this was | | | | assets besides just the nuclear weapons |
| going to be a significant problem between 1968 in | | | | manufacturing facilities such as but not limited to |
| 1969. Henry Kissinger did a national security study | | | | all military offensive assets, long-range missiles |
| in 1969 in how to deal with the Israeli nuclear | | | | and take out the large chunk of its military. War is |
| advancements.Recently the Iranian President has | | | | inevitable and this situation is highly unfortunate. |