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I think it's more likely that nobody will get nuked if Iran doesn't have nukes. But this doesn't stop Iran from getting nukes, it only delays them. And I don't

I think it's more likely that nobody will get nuked if Iran doesn't have nukes. But this doesn't stop Iran from getting nukes, it only delays them. And I don't see why Iran getting nukes increases the probability of anyone getting nuked. A nuclear Iran is an Iran that still responds to deterrence. Surely going from complete obliviousness to awareness is the biggest step the industry will ever take to being secure Discovering that you have untreatable cancer will not alter how long you live. they are more technically inclined and disciplined. Wrong. Do you know anyone who does instrumentation and control work for power plants? These are people who are very skilled...in their field. In my experience, they don't know a lot about security because they don't have to. They don't have millions of script kiddies and organized crime hammering their code looking for exploits so they can afford to be blissfully ignorant. And they're no more disciplined than any other developer.

forensic 16y ago
>But this doesn't stop Iran from getting nukes, it only delays them. Eating doesn't stop hunger, it only delays it. "Stopping" something is inherently temporary. You can say the exact same thing about stopping anything. Exercise doesn't stop obesity, it only delays it. Delay is exactly the goal. Eventually the Iranian public is going to overthrow their theocracy and create a democracy. Then they will probably stop striving so hard for nukes because the leaders will turn to creating prosperity rather than attempting to achieve a false security through apocalyptic weapons.
extension 16y ago
These are people who are very skilled...in their field At the very least, they can follow process and act responsibly around breakable or dangerous things. That gives them huge advantage compared to offices and homes.

forensic 16y ago

>But this doesn't stop Iran from getting nukes, it only delays them. Eating doesn't stop hunger, it only delays it. "Stopping" something is inherently temporary. You can say the exact same thing about stopping anything. Exercise doesn't stop obesity, it only delays it. Delay is exactly the goal. Eventually the Iranian public is going to overthrow their theocracy and create a democracy. Then they will probably stop striving so hard for nukes because the leaders will turn to creating prosperity rather than attempting to achieve a false security through apocalyptic weapons.

extension 16y ago

These are people who are very skilled...in their field At the very least, they can follow process and act responsibly around breakable or dangerous things. That gives them huge advantage compared to offices and homes.