Tehran “is the principal source of regional instability and terror,” declare G7 leaders in a joint statement.

The leaders of the G7 countries on Monday issued a joint statement saying Iran should not have nuclear weapons and affirming Israel’s right to defend itself.

“Iran is the principal source of regional instability and terror. We have been consistently clear that Iran can never have a nuclear weapon,” declared the statement, issued by the leaders of the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Italy, Canada and Japan, along with the EU.

They pledged to “remain vigilant to the implications for international energy markets and stand ready to coordinate, including with like-minded partners, to safeguard market stability.”

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    6 hours ago

    Ukraine gave up their nukes, look what happened to them. Libya gave them up, and look at them today. North Korea didn’t, and they’re still standing, for better or for worse. Iraq was accused of having nukes, but didn’t have them, and got destroyed. Seems that if you want any semblance of sovereignty outside of NATO, you better have some nukes.

    So for any nations reading along I’ll summarize the basic conclusions:

    1. Get nukes
    2. If you have nukes, do not give them up
    3. If you’re accused of having nukes, drop everything and get nukes asap

    Do you think Israel would be bombing Iran if they had nukes?

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      Are you claiming that the world would be a safer place with every other unstable or authoritarian country having nukes?

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        MAD safer no, but essentially disabling conventional warfare as a practical idea yes.

        India and Pakistan are armed to the teeth, yet they haven’t fought a real war ever since they both got nukes.