And if an Iranian bomb incites other powers in the region to build their own bombs for deterrence, that may "stabilize" tensions—by giving everyone a "deterrent"—though, more likely, it will make things worse. The other regimes probably won't have control devices, either, at least not at first. There's also the geographic factor: These countries are very close to one another; a nuclear-armed missile's flight time, from launcher to target, is a few minutes. In the event of a crisis, one nation's leader might launch a first strike to pre-empt an anticipated first strike by some other nation's leader. (If U.S. and Russian borders were only 100 miles apart, it's doubtful we could have survived the Cold War without a "nuclear exchange." This is one reason, by the way, that Soviet missiles in Cuba, and U.S. missiles in Turkey, were viewed with such alarm.)
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Good grief. And Sarah Palin is mocked for claiming you can see Russia from Alaska.
The Bering Straight is 53 miles wide and there are islands within it on the respective sides that are 2.4 miles apart. Yes, you can see 2.4 miles across water.
Unless you're morally and intellectually blind.
And we're all dead already.
Don't worry, it's coming soon enough with O Duce getting trounced by the evil Ahmadinnamidget.
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