I think some one in the family is in on this BUmb Idea maybe LYN jr selling bumbs dressed up as a man to get the family back , her acttion's from her personality have shown alot of angier towards her family . and The bumbs that where disadmed where taken away and might of been disposied of problay and the rest not Known of maybe still the same place they where .

iranian,s urge to develop nukes is primarily motivated by the fact that western world lead by imperialist united states did not and will not entertain the ideology of revolution ,so its a deterrence capability employed with the ploy of being pugnacious

Hmm, lets do some comparison

Iran has not invaded another country in at least 70 years. US -- too many to count.

Iran has never used WMDs unless attacked with WMDs in the first place. US -- well, ask the denizens of Hiroshima and Nagasaki or the Vietnamese victims of Agent Orange.

There is no indication that (despite the occasional ravings of its President) that Iran is remotely interested in a suicidal war with an Israel that has nuclear technology 40 years ahead of Iran. Iran's posessions of nukes may simply be for defensive purposes, since they know that the only way to deter the US is to develop nukes.

The Iranians I have known wouldn't be good masters for Arab states. The Iranians considered the Arabs to far beneath them, which wouldn't make for a very good relationship. Iran terrian makes an invasion nearly impossible, but their military isn't capable of extended operations off of their own soil. I don't think the Iranian people want dominance, and the Extremist government of Iran will lose power in time if the West doesn't give them an excuse for their failures. The Iranian people overwhelmingly want a more secular and more free country, and in time they will create one.

Can some one put me wise on why no immediate neighbour of Iran i.e. Russia, China, Pakistan, India, ME/Gulf are bothered if Iran goes nuclear. West and America who are half way round the world and have nothing in common are shivering in their pants.
Due to same twisted logic Americans and West are fighting a lost war against the so called terrorism. This lost war is going to have very serious repercussions for us all in near future.

When Japan attacked US during WWII, a Japanese general made a comment along the lines that the attack "woke up a great lion." Iranians right now are not happy about the US policies in the Middle East (just like Americans were about the Japanese policies). But they don't really hate Americans. But if America attacks US (it would really not be Americans but rather the puppet masters, e.g., AIPAC), then they would wake up the great lion that is the Persians. Unlike Iraqis (or Arabs in general), Iranians are very educated and clever people (they build their own tanks, planes, missles, etc). If they are attacked, their genius will be stirred to fever pitch as they will figure out (and find) ways to get back at the US. Iran is not a threat to US. They are a threat to Israel. But that's only to the extent that a Israel is a threat (and a very negative force) to the whole of Middle East. Even IF Iran develops nuclear weapons, they would never use it against US or even Israel for they are intelligent and know that doing so would be the end of their civilization. Mike

What seems a bit peculiar to me is that there is no recognition of the past misdeeds of the West in the Middle East. Why was the first democratically elected government in Iran toppled by the USA with the CIA operations? Oil is the answer; and the USA's continued need for intereference in Middle East is both religious, cultural and economics. To really believe we want to advance democracy in the ME is pollyannish and could get one killed. I feel sorry for the suckers that brought into the propanda of the West.

this notion that Iran is a threat is greatly exagerated by APAC Lobbiests who want the U.S through their pupet regim in palastine to control the ME.

Iran has allways been a force for stability in that region no matter what kind government has been in charge and as long as U.S is involve in that region it allways stays unstable, allways trying to sow the seeds of discontent amongst arabs Persion gulf countries.

Iran is a very powerfull Country, not because of tanks and bumbs but because of its proud people.

Is it reasonable to assume that a nuclear-armed Iran would automatically spark an arms race with Egypt and Saudi Arabia?

For Egypt, a nuclear-armed Iran is nowhere near as threatening as a nuclear-armed Israel, and the latter has never convinced Cairo to seriously invest in nuclear weapons. As for Saudi Arabia, does anyone doubt that the U.S. would defend the royal family from any Iranian aggression, nuclear or otherwise? As our de-facto 52nd state (Israel being the 51st) Saudi Arabia has as much incentive to go nuclear as Maryland does.

Regionwide pressures to develop nuclear weapons are and always have been principally motivated by Israel's sizable arsenal, and have of late been exacerbated by an increasingly belligerent regime in Washington. As such, it is the so-called "rogue states" like Iran and Syria who believe their national security depends on having the bomb, not U.S. clients like Egypt and Saudi Arabia.

["Perhaps a better question is whether a nuclear-armed Iran automatically means a dominant Iran. In the Middle East (outside Israel), the prospect of a nuclear Iran produces a surprising amount of indifference, even from senior Saudis."]

They were also indifferent to the prospect of wahabism coming under the influence of Salafism when they gave sanctuary to the Muslim Brotherhood. Now that influence might be the biggest threat to their existence.

Their ability to discern threats doesn't always appear to be astute.

But perhaps they are right. A nuclear armed Israel certainly hasn't made them dominant. Perhaps for Iran, a nuclear weapon is purely defensive and oil is the offensive weapon.

Terry