Theocracy is a Mortal Threat

A theocracy – like Islamist Iran or Shintoist Japan in WWII – is the embodiment of faith as force in action. It is religion as the structure and purpose of the state, and is inherently belligerent; its only means of persuasion is force. There is no debating with it.   It asserts itself at the unassailable truth. Combining the military force of the state with the fanaticism of a fundamentalist religion is like storing a lit candle and a powder keg in the same room.

Iran has also shown itself to act on these principles time and time again. From its leader's consistently violent rhetoric about Israel and America to its terrorist activities, Iran has lived up to the millennia-old model of bloodthirsty theocracies. So far, it has only lacked the technology to wage war in the way it desires.

Into this situation we are debating whether to allow Iran to have nuclear power?

In the hands of a rational and peaceful state, nuclear power is a reasonable means of creating energy. But it is far too easy for it to be used to create nuclear weapons, and there is significant evidence to show that Iran has that intent.

Iran is violent theocracy hell-bent on the destruction of the West, lacking only the means to carry out its dreams. We therefore cannot allow Iran to develop nuclear power. It is not an academic discussion. It is a mortal threat.