Iran, the nuclear weapon and the World

What is going on this week at the IAEA in Vienna has a distinct flavor of "Deja vu". Nothing I can see has changed after the latest resolutions of the UN Security Council, or of other international and regional bodies.

The West is demanding Iran to comply with international law. The leaders of the Third World, either real or self proclaimed, are putting into question the international verification system. The silent majority of moderate countries still have not built up the courage to side with the cause of non proliferation.

But the reality is difficult to hide. If Iran has no intention of building a nuclear weapon, why defy the international community and contribute to the legitimate concerns of whole sectors of the world population who believe that further nuclear weaponry only endangers the world as we know it and what we are trying to construct for future generations.

And there is no denying that Iran is worried with the new sanctions it has to suffer. Monies and banks are targeted this time round. This really will affect not only the people of Iran,but also their leaders. This is a whole new matter.

There is something else I cannot understand. Why does the Arab world side with Iran? If nuclear proliferation by Iran is a threat to someone it is first and foremost to the Arab countries. Not to mention Pakistan and other far eastern Muslim countries. As a matter of fact, if Iran manages to finally get the nuclear weapon, the Arabs will, in turn, scramble to get theirs as soon as possible. They have the financial capabilities to buy it from any willing seller. That would really be a danger to the world we live in. That would be a real disaster.