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The USA sold lots of weapons to Iran pre-1978. That didn’t stop war from breaking out in the 1980s (Iran-Iraq) or after (all of the smaller battles/state-sponso

The USA sold lots of weapons to Iran pre-1978. That didn’t stop war from breaking out in the 1980s (Iran-Iraq) or after (all of the smaller battles/state-sponsored terrorism). I don’t think that “more countries holding more weapons” is the thing that stops/prevents wars. And I think people have to remember that cyber weapons are very asymmetrical. It is akin to nukes/bio/chem/nerve weapons, not just conventional weapons.

ImJamal 3y ago
>The USA sold lots of weapons to Iran pre-1978. That didn’t stop war from breaking out in the 1980s (Iran-Iraq) or after (all of the smaller battles/state-sponsored terrorism It is almost as though something happened in 1979 that shifted the government. We really don't know if the war would have happened if the Shah hadn't been overthrown. As far as I can tell, Iraq thought Iran would be weak due to the revolution and took advantage of the situation. If the Shah stayed in power and the US continued to provide weapons, Iraq quite possibly would not have attacked.