These details shamelessly pillaged from another blog:

http://eastkurd.blog.co.uk/2009/07/08/u-s-military-chief-says-clock-ticking-on-iran-nuke-6470859/">

"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. military officer warned on Tuesday that time is running out for dialogue with Tehran to avoid either a nuclear-armed Iran or a possible military strike against the Islamic Republic...

Mullen noted that some forecasters believe Iran could be as little as a year away from developing a nuclear bomb...

Vice President Joe Biden said in an interview with ABC's "This Week" program on Sunday that Israel had a sovereign right to act in its best interest in dealing with Iran's nuclear ambitions. The comment was seen by some as giving Israel a green light to attack"

This has all been building for some time now, but all the indications seem to be that Israel will shortly attack Iran, with American support.

The logic behind having Nukes has always been that it prevents people from attacking you. If you have a big stick then it's silly for someone to attack you with a little stick because you can use your big stick on them. Following this logic, if Iran had Nukes wouldn't that make future war less likely?

Of course, if Iran did have Nukes it would mean that the USA and Israel wouldn't be able to attack it or try and tell it what to do. They argue that the Iranian leaders are not to be trusted with Nukes because, after all, they are religious fundamendalists. Well excuse me, but couldn't you say that about both Israel and much of the USA too? And which is the only country that has ever Nuked another? Ah yes, it's the USA. Twice.

Tom.