Question

[william]

Do we think authoritarian governments, China, Russia even North Korea want a radical Islamic government to have Atomic WMD?

 

[Peter Griffin]

Do we think authoritarian governments, China, Russia even North Korea want a radical Islamic government to have Atomic WMD?

I don't think they necessarily view the Iranian government as a whole as extremist, when you look at their willingness to engage in diplomacy with those that are opposed to the US compared to certain Sunni terrorist groups. They are also legitimized in the fact that Iran is a recognized state and the government is currently the one recognized by Global powers. That curtails their own ability to wage Jihad in the traditional sense and is shown in their extensive use of Proxy networks. China and Russia hold too much leverage at least over Hezbollah really just because they have the ability to fill the role that the US has played in Lebanon for decades. I do however think that there is a larger divide within the Iranian government and that is between the IRGC and the political elite, with the Ayatollah being tugged between the two constantly. And in that sense yes I would say the Chinese and the Russians do not want the current 'government' in Iran to have nuclear weapons. But not because they think them too radical or anti US, but because they do not have the ability to keep the IRGC under a firm hand, especially not after Ayatollah número uno was blown to pieces.

 

[Peter Griffin]

If Iran was structurally unified and started to join certain organizations friendly to the Russians or Chinese I would be willing to bet they would go as far to host their own nuclear weapons in Iran. Bypass the whole enriching and assembly process completely.

 

[Torch]

If Iran was structurally unified and started to join certain organizations friendly to the Russians or Chinese I would be willing to bet they would go as far to host their own nuclear weapons in Iran. Bypass the whole enriching and assembly process completely.

Russia (if they did that) would find Nato (American) Nuclear warheads in Poland. More so they would find both ground launched and air launched Nuclear armed Cruises missiles through out NATO’s western front.

If China did it, we would send a letter. Not too harsh of a letter, but a very serious letter. Maybe. But one thing is almost certain in your scenario: The usa would roll over and then just take it. Very sad