MEDVEDEV: Why is it OK for Israel to have nuclear weapons?
He said Tehran equates its nuclear program with its survival, and will 'push ahead, no matter what'
Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy chairman of Russia’s national security council, asked on social media why it is OK for Israel to maintain a secret nuclear weapons program and not Iran.
“Sometimes it’s good to ask basic questions. Does Iran have nuclear weapons? We don't know for sure, but what we do know is Israel has a secret nuclear program,” he posted. “Well, let them both abandon such programs under the supervision of the UN Security Council and the IAEA,” he posted. “Why is it OK for Tel Aviv but not OK for Tehran? Previously, it was called the ‘zero option.’ Nice, eh?”
He said Tehran equates its nuclear program with its survival, and will “push ahead, no matter what.”
“But if you try destroying it all together, as Israel is doing, and the U.S. may be doing soon, too, then Iran (if it does have nuclear weapons) will definitely use them! And if not, it will rebuild this program at any cost. [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu will go one day, but Iran will remain…probably led by a new ayatollah.”