One of the many reasons the world should worry about Iran going nuclear is the danger that Iran will sell the technology to raise cash; not an unlikely prospect given the shaky foundations of the Iranian economy. As Dan Gillerman, Israel’s outgoing UN ambassador, points out to Newsweek, Pakistani politicians have already come under pressure to sign off on selling Pakistan’s nuclear know-how:
“[Benazir Bhutto] told us that when she was prime minister, the heads of Pakistan’s atomic-energy agency came to her and said, “Pakistan is in deep economic trouble. We can make a lot of money by providing know-how and selling our nuclear capability.” She said, “You are crazy, I will never allow it. The only three countries who would be willing to buy it from us are Iran, Libya and Syria, and I forbid you to do it.”
If Iran goes nuclear there will be at least two countries, North Korea being the other, who might sell to the highest bidder.
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