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April 02, 2008

US: If the Mullahs get a Nuke, the Wahhabis Will get a Nuke....

I can't think of anything worse than Wahhabis with nuclear weapons....

WASHINGTON —  Saudi Arabia most likely would develop nuclear weapons if Iran acquires them, according to a report to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

High-level American diplomats in Riyadh with excellent access to Saudi decision-makers said an Iranian nuclear weapon frightens the Saudis "to their core" and would compel the Saudis to seek nuclear weapons, the report said. The American diplomats were not identified.

Turkey also would come under pressure to follow suit if Iran builds nuclear weapons in the next decade, said the report prepared by a committee staff member after interviewing hundreds of individuals in Washington and the Middle East last July through December.

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It might make Israel a little nervous (can't think why).

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