re: #262 drcordell

I know a little something of Iranian history. The fact that Saddam Hussein invaded Iran in 1980, for example.

Now, onto the nuclear weapons. I personally believe in the theory of political realism. I.E. states are rational actors moving towards their own interest, and the overriding national interest of each state is national security. That being said, try and find me a nation armed with nuclear weapons that has been invaded. There isn’t one. Because nuclear deterrence works just the same as it did during the Cold War.

Israel was invaded in 1967 and 1973 by her Arab neighbors. Israel may have had a few nuclear weapons in 1967, and certainly had a few of them by 1973.