[lbo-talk] The Nuclear Domino Myth

[Ismail Lagardien]

US policymakers seem to agree that if Iran obtains nuclear weapons, there will 
follow a nuclear domino effect in the Middle East. However, after Israel 
developed nuclear capabilities in 1960, no regional nuclear chain followed. The 
persistence of worst-case thinking regarding a nuclear Iran is alarming since 
the expected consequences of a nuclear Iran determine the policies pursued. If 
the US predicts catastrophic consequences that are out of sync with reality, 
then they will take actions that are disproportionate to the threat 

http://www.globalpolicy.org/component/content/article/204-small-arms/49467-the-nuclear-domino-myth.html

 

Ismail Lagardien
Department of Politics and Public Administration

Elon University
Elon, NC
27244

Tel: +1(612) 227-5037 (Personal)