Thanks Paul,

"had it retained nuclear capability I believe war with Russia would have still taken place"

Isn't that hypothetical thinking? Good to see you thinking that way. As horrible as mad is, note that it is associated with an absence of war, although this conclusion is contested.

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/are-nuclear-weapons-keeping-the-india-pakistan-crisis-from-escalating-or-making-it-more-dangerous/

Yet another matter debunking JD's claim of fact checking being simple.

"A strike on Iran's nuclear program as well as a strike on
Iran's oil sector (Iran's economic backbone) would
guarantee an Iranian response and raise the risk of further
escalation."
- Maybe that's exactly what Netanyahu wants.

Force the Iranians to respond in such a way that it forces the U.S. to enter the war against Iran.

A war with Iran and an oil supply crisis would seal Biden's fate at the election and ensure a Trump victory in November.
- Talk about election interference...

But everyone talks about all this as though Israel (tiny dot on the map) can take out Iran (huge nation) and everyone seems to be forgetting Russia and China's part in all this.

They all have strategic partnerships and need each other.
Iran exports most of it's oil to China, so China has skin in the game.
Russia and Iran trade in military components like fighter jets and drones, so Russia also has skin in the game.

"I wish Australia had nuclear weapons as a deterrent"
- Sounds good in theory right?
Until you realise one of those two morons Albo or Dutton would be striding around with the nuclear football in tow.
- I'm not sure either of those two halfwits could actually be trusted with it.

Hi AC,

That's why rational minds are so desperately needed
here.

"That's why rational minds are so desperately needed
here."

Yes, like Kim Jong Un. Fortunately he prefers a life of luxury to nuclear conflict, but it is a harder call for suicide bombers. I suspect that the nuclear threat poses a catastrophic scenario that maintains communication and cooperation between nations to avoid a conflagration.

Hi AC,

Albanese and Dutton are completely sane and rational compared to the bloke who'll be in charge tomorrow Big Dadda TTBN. AND that bloke running North Korea, a very reasonable chap, compared to the mad man who'll be in charge next week. The same goes for the bloke taking over Iran soon, says the present leader is a push over compared him, the new bloke believes the present Ayatollah is a bleeding heart liberal soft-cock, and he don't want that type running the show, bloody soft-cocks!

If Australia should have nuclear weapons so should every other country, more the merrier! America, China, Russia, and all the others should allow for free world trade in nuclear bombs, I'm sure Ethiopia can afford one or two, just little bombs a couple of megs will do, use em' on those black fellas in Eritrea! Oh no it was misdirected and went off in Uganda who recently purchased a couple of bigger bombs from the Pakies, got em' cheap. Oh well, can't get it right all the time, sh!t happens as they say!