In Support Of Nuclear Weapons

Editor

There are nine confirmed nuclear weapons’ states. These are: the US, Russia, Britain, France, China, Israel, India, Pakistan and North Korea. There are a number of countries that have the capability to produce nuclear weapons but choose not to do so. These include Canada, Japan, Brazil and Kazakhastan. Japan, like Germany is prohibited from possessing nuclear weapons because both were defeated in the Second World War.

The debate about nuclear weapons centres around Iran’s alleged plans to acquire them despite there being a clear fatwa (religious edict) from its leader, Imam Seyyed Ali Khamenei prohibiting the acquisition of such weapons. The most vociferous opponents of Iran’s nuclear program are the US and zionist Israel, both nuclear weapons states.

Israel has been alleging since 1996 that Iran would possess a bomb in one year. Thirty years later, the zionists continue to peddle these vicious lies. Their rant is like a broken record stuck at Iran’s non-existent nuclear bomb.

For the record, Iran is a signatory to the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT) and allows regular inspection of its nuclear facilities. Zionist Israel has refused to sign the NPT and stubbornly refuses all demands for opening its nuclear facilities for international inspections. The US-zionist hypocrisy is mind-boggling.

True, nuclear weapons are weapons of mass destruction. The world witnessed this during the dying days of the Second World War. In a grotesque display of barbarism, the US dropped not one but two atomic bombs in quick succession on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki respectively. Hundreds of thousands of Japanese died instantly; millions of others radiation poisoning.

America’s decision to use atomic weapons was motivated by raw racism. Instead of Germany, a country of white people, Japan, a yellow race, was targeted. The use of atomic weapons was fortuitous: Japan was already negotiating the terms of surrender. The US claim that it hastened the end of the war and thus saved lives was a grotesque lie. The hundreds of thousands of Japanese incinerated in minutes was not of concern to the US. “Saving lives” meant a few fewer American soldiers would be killed.

Fast forward to today. Zionist Israel and the US continue to threaten Iran that its nuclear facilities will be bombed and destroyed. Such threats are contrary to international law and constitute war crimes. Neither the US nor Israel, are constrained by laws or morality. Thus, it leaves Iranian decision-makers in a difficult situation.

There is now a vigorous debate in Tehran about whether to go nuclear. Iranian scientists have the capability to produce such weapons. They also have the know-how to enrich uranium to the required grade to make them. That Islamic Iran has not done so shows its absolute adherence to its international obligations and is reflective of its peaceful nature.

The world, however, does not respect those that are peaceful. It pays more attention to those that can retaliate and do so effectively if their sovereignty or interests are threatened. The US no longer threatens North Korea since it acquired nuclear weapons.

Libya and Iraq were destroyed when they gave up their nuclear and chemical weapons programs respectively. Libya’s nuclear program was in its infancy and the country was nowhere close to making a bomb. Yet, it was destroyed and its ruler, Muammar Qaddafi publicly lynched by a US-backed terrorist mob.

Iraq’s nuclear facilities were bombed and destroyed by Israel in June 1981. It was a criminal act but the zionists are nothing if not criminal. There was no negative fallout for the zionist war criminals. They have continued to perpetrate more horrific crimes ever since as witnessed in Gaza.

This brings us to the question of Iran’s decision about nuclear weapons. Despite the Rahbar’s fatwa, it may be time to revisit this issue. A number of senior revolutionary guards commanders have called upon the Rahbar to give permission for Iran to acquire nuclear weapons. Their argument is that such weapons will act as a strong deterrent to any zionist or American criminal acts. Remember North Korea.

The threat of retaliation, not adherence to international law will deter these war criminals from their insane policies. When the US and zionist Israel are made to realize that there will be price to pay for their criminal acts will they be deterred.

It is definitely time for Iran’s leadership to revisit their policy on nuclear weapons.

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