There couldn’t be a better reason for denying the Iranian mullah run regime the chance to get its hands on nuclear weapons. The current situation warrants a stronger hand to solve it, and soon. KGS
Saudi prince raises prospect of nuclear arms race with Iran
Prince Turki al-Faisal, a former Saudi intelligence chief, has warned that if Iran obtained nuclear weapons, Saudi Arabia would too. Analysts say the two are already engaged in a ‘cold war’ in various parts of the world. Britain’s Guardian newspaper revealed recently that Prince Turki al-Faisal gave an unpublicized speech earlier this month to senior officials at a NATO air base in the UK during which the former Saudi intelligence chief and ambassador to Washington and Britain implied that a nuclear arms race could break out in the Middle East if Iran continues to pursue its nuclear ambitions.
Faisal did not outline specific policies, but warned that if Iran had a nuclear weapon, it “would compel Saudi Arabia … to pursue policies which could lead to untold and possibly dramatic consequences.” The newspaper also quoted an unnamed Saudi official as saying “we cannot live in a situation where Iran has nuclear weapons and we don’t.” “If Iran develops a nuclear weapon, that will be unacceptable and we will have to follow suit,” the official said.
Prince Turki al-Faisal is a rabid anti-Semite. Yet apparently, even he does not fall for the ruse that the Iranian nuclear weapons project is “only a threat to Israel”.
You’ll never hear Saudi leaders say it publicly, but there is a realpolitik knowledge that Israel’s existence benefits them.
You are of course 100% correct TINSC.