If we were to wake up tomorrow and learn that Canada or Belgium had secretly developed a nuclear weapon we would not be happy about it, but neither would it ruin our day. The reason is simple: all proliferation is not equal.
What matters as much as, or more, than a country’s capability is its character. We care about the stability and orientation of the government in question – whether it might use nuclear weapons or give them to a terrorist group. All this has relevance for Iran and how the world chooses to react to its nuclear programme. What should shape the response is not simply what Iran develops in the laboratory, but how it develops politically.
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