[alsetmusic]

The strongest case for developing nuclear weapons is our lack of invasions of nuclear powers.

It's funny how he tore up a nuclear arms embargo / agreement and then acted as though they (Iran) were a threat that couldn't be tolerated.

Common saying: "They sell us the sickness and then sell us the cure."

[expedition32]

Nuclear weapons have been a strictly self defense capability since 1945 I don't know why the White House is crying about Iran getting them.

[jameshilliard]

> I don't know why the White House is crying about Iran getting them.

How does one not see a problem with terrorists(i.e. the Islamic regime in Iran) getting nuclear weapons?

[cnd78A]

For many people "terrorists" are the one bombing and invading, which means that Iran is currently victim of terrorism.

[handfuloflight]

After you say why you don't have a problem with the Israeli terrorists having them already.

[jameshilliard]

> After you say why you don't have a problem with the Israeli terrorists having them already.

There are no "Israeli terrorists" in control of Israel's nuclear weapons, the government of Israel is certainly not controlled by terrorists like the Iranian government is.

Israel also does not have a policy of destroying Iran, while Iran does have a clear policy of destroying Israel[0].

There's a clear difference in their ideologies as well, the Islamic government of Iran clearly believes in dangerous ideologies like Martyrdom and Jihad(holy war), organizations with these sort of ideological beliefs should never be allowed to have nuclear weapons because typical deterrence strategies like mutually assured destruction are unlikely to be effective.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destruction_of_Israel_in_Irani...

[handfuloflight]

What is the definition of a terrorist and why does the destruction and genocide in Gaza not fall under that term? Cite your sources when you define terrorism, please.

Also, are you just patently unaware? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Israel

Also you didn't state why Israel is allowed to have nuclear weapons.

[jameshilliard]

> What is the definition of a terrorist and why does the destruction and genocide in Gaza not fall under that term?

There is certainly no genocide in Gaza, the destruction is clearly the end result of a war started by Hamas. In fact Hamas did have genocidal intent in their attacks on Oct 7th but did not have the military capability to carry out that intent. Israel on the other hand clearly has that military capability but not the intent.

> Cite your sources when you define terrorism, please.

There is no universally accepted definition of terrorism. Obviously that cause problems. [0]

> Also, are you just patently unaware? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Israel

It's a vague expression without a clear definition.

[0] https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-49238-9_...

[solumunus]

Because Iran is an extremist theocracy who literally regards USA as Satan and openly calls for its destruction. Pretty obvious.

[pelorat]

"Satan" as in the original meaning of the word "adversary of god". They are not calling you Satan as a way to say evil, but as a way to say "adversary of our faith".