What a load of bullshit. If Iran acquired nukes tomorrow, all talk of invasion would be shelved immediately, never to be heard of again. No-one even mentions the idea of invading the DPRK anymore. If it wasn't for the fact that their entire society would immediately collapse, the North Koreans could probably stand down the bulk of their armed forces, because regardless no-one would be prepared to risk the consequences of seriously pissing them off by invading.Iran is no safer with nuclear weapons than it is without.
But even if it was true, I doubt you could convince anyone in Iran that it's true, and that's the fundamental problem with the concept of non-proliferation. Why would any nation willingly leave itself helpless in the face of potential extinction?
Particularly one with a (quite reasonable in this case) paranoia that it is next target on the list for invasion?
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