As much as I fear that Iran disregards our efforts to stop them from going nuclear, I retain hope that our military has developed tools to allow us to shield our nearby forces and allies from Iran's new nuclear arsenal--whenever they get it--while we launch an offensive campaign to disarm them.
This has the advantage of letting Iran announce their new capability without having to explain whether we have a "slam dunk" assessment that Iran is nuclear; while making sure that we only have to worry about stopping a nuclear missiles for a short period.
I just can't believe we'd think we can deter these nutballs. But maybe I'm too much of an optimist.
As a bonus, President Obama already got the Nobel Peace Prize I mentioned.
About Me
- Brian J. Dunn
- I live and write in Ann Arbor, Michigan. University of Michigan AB and MA from Eastern Michigan University. One term in the Michigan Army National Guard. Former American history instructor and retired nonpartisan research analyst. I write on Blogger and Substack. Various military and private journals have published my occasional articles on military subjects. See "My Published Works" on the TDR web version or under the mobile version drop-down menu for citations and links.
