One major reason behind the joint U.S.–Israel attack on Iran is Tehran’s steadfast refusal to abandon its nuclear advancement program, one that could eventually enable it to produce a nuclear weapon and join the ranks of nuclear-armed states.
Yet both the United States and Israel themselves possess nuclear weapons. The U.S., in fact, was the first to use atomic bombs in 1945, in Japan, an act that still casts a long moral shadow over global nuclear discourse.
They are not alone. A small group of nations, often referred to as the “Nuclear Club”, either possess nuclear weapons or have the capability to develop them at short notice.
Since 2006, this exclusive club has included nine countries: the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, China, India, Pakistan, North Korea, and Israel. Most of these nations have held nuclear arsenals or are capable of producing them since the mid-20th century, with Israel believed to have developed its capability in the late 1960s.
The critical question, then, is not just who has nuclear weapons, but who gets to have them. For decades, that decision has largely rested with Western powers, led by the United States, which has drawn the lines of nuclear legitimacy.
Is this not, at its core, a discriminatory global order, one that Iran has consistently refused to accept? That defiance, arguably, lies at the heart of the present conflict, now spilling across the wider region.
-Promod Puri
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Dear Promod Bhai: It is hypocritical of the US and Israel to take the position that they can have nuclear technology but not Iran. I recall that the US had taken the similar position when India produced a nuclear bomb.
But this is not the reason for the war. It was only a few months ago that the US and Israel bombed Iran and claimed they had “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear capabilities. It was indeed President Trump who had walked away from Iran nuclear deal negotiated by President Obama. Under the deal, Iran had agreed to constrain its nuclear program by limiting activities that could lead to production of weapons grade uranium. Iran had also agreed to accept monitoring by the International Atomic Energy Agency. The US withdrew from the agreement in 2018.
President Trump has provided multiple reasons for starting the war – toppling Iran’s government, weakening its military, security and nuclear capabilities and its regional influence.
On the other hand Trump’s Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters on March 2 that Israel’s decision to attack Iran forced Washington to strike.
Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth stated on March 4 that the goal of the war was to “destroy Iranian offensive missiles, destroy Iranian missile production, destroy their navy and other security infrastructure.”
I believe the real reason President Trump and Israel started the war because they saw Iran as a weak country.
Harinder Mahil
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Dear Promod Bhai: Someone reading my comment may interpret that I would like Iran to have a nuclear bomb. No – I do not want Iran or any other country have a nuclear bomb.
I have not forgotten what happened in Hiroshima and Nagasaki when the US dropped nuclear bombs on those cities.
If I had my way, nuclear and chemical weapons will be banned for ever so that they could not cause the type of misery endured by residents of two Japanese cities.
Harinder Mahil
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I fully agree, these nuclear and chemical weapons must be banned. I’ve even gone further that countries across the globe should not have armed forces at all. There are several nations, as you may know don’t have militaries at all.
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