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Nuclear Iran would be a threat to international security

POSITION
Nuclear Iran would be a threat to international security
  • Iran is already a threat to international security

    • Iran actively supports terrorist groups
    • Iran has developed sophisticated cyberattack and defense capabilities
    • Iran has chemical and biological weapons arsenal
  • Iran's nuclear arsenal would be vulnerable to theft or unauthorized launch

  • Nuclear Iran would increase the risks from terrorism

    • Nuclear Iran could embolden terrorists
    • Nuclear Iran could more openly support terrorism
    • Nuclear Iran could transfer nuclear weapons to terrorist groups
  • Nuclear Iran could use nuclear weapons to prevent regime change

  • Iran would behave more aggressively with a nuclear weapon

    • Nuclear Iran would use its arsenal for blackmail
    • Nuclear Iran could use nuclear weapons to prevent regime change
  • Nuclear Iran would spark a proliferation cascade in the Middle East

    • Saudi Arabia likely to pursue nuclear weapons to counter a nuclear Iran
    • Nuclear Iran would undermine nonproliferation regime
  • Iran has ballistic missile capacity to threaten Israel and the West

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