I think he should at least rule out this option. I know we have to get tough with Iran but not ruling out using tactical nukes is potentially damaging.
Asked if options included planning for a nuclear strike, Bush replied: "All options are on the table. We want to solve this issue diplomatically and we're working hard to do so."
The use of nukes would probably be the most damaging thing that the US would do and it would establish the worst precedent. So far no disputes have been solved with the nuclear option since WWII because the leaders knew that it would escalate into something that they couldn't stop.
I think the reason why India and Pakistan haven't had a massive war is because they both have nukes. Nukes automatically make a nation more respected and feared in the world. That is because other nations know that one bomb could wipe an entire city off of the map. That kind of power shouldn't be thrown around recklessly. If we nuke Iran to stop their program then you can definitively say that the Bush White House has lost all their marbles.
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