In the middle of last century Christian civilizations developed, tested, and deployed nuclear weapons, and aside from two initial war ending blasts in Japan never used them against humans again. God loving or godless, the leadership understood no good comes from nuclear war. Now the world watches to see if Islam reaches the same conclusion.
Six Arab states join rush to go nuclear: THE SPECTRE of a nuclear race in the Middle East was raised yesterday when six Arab states announced that they were embarking on programmes to master atomic technology. The move, which follows the failure by the West to curb Iran’s controversial nuclear programme, could see a rapid spread of nuclear reactors in one of the world’s most unstable regions, stretching from the Gulf to the Levant and into North Africa. The countries involved were named by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as Algeria, Egypt, Morocco and Saudi Arabia. Tunisia and the UAE have also shown interest.
Iran Tests New Weaponry: The games, called Great Prophet Two, are to run for 10 days. Iranian officials say they are intended to display Iran's defense capabilities and achievements in its missile industry. The regime has already tested naval missiles with a range of about 170 kilometers, giving them capability to hit vessels in the Gulf. Saturday, the Iranian military said it successfully tested new armor-piercing weaponry and an anti-helicopter missile system.
The War With Iran: But most Arabs fear Iran, not because most Iranians are Shia, but because Iranians are not Arabs. Iran has been the regional superpower for over three thousand years. Iran is building nuclear weapons. Iran is backing Shia Arab factions in Iraq that would support turning Iraq into an Iranian ally. Also scary is the fact that Iran is currently run by a religious dictatorship. Most Arabs have noted how that worked in Iran, Sudan and Afghanistan and want no part of it. Worse, the Iranian religious leadership believes that they would do a better job running the Hejaz (the region of Saudi Arabia containing Mecca and Medina and the most holy places in Islam). For centuries, the Turks kept the Iranians out of the Hejaz. But who would keep nuclear armed Iranians out?
