Iranian Threat

by Kerby Anderson, Point of View: Thirty years ago Iran became the first Islamic republic in modern history. We are still feeling the effects of the Iranian Revolution. And the threat may be greater than ever before.

But don't take my word for it. Consider the words of the current president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. On October 26, 2005 he said: "God willing, with the force of God behind it, we shall soon experience a world without the United States and Zionism." Three years later at an event marking the anniversary of the death of Ayatollah Khomeini, he said: "Today, the time for the fall of the satanic power of the United States has come, and the countdown to the annihilation of the emperor of power and wealth has started." And last June he proclaimed: "Get ready for a world minus the U.S."

We should not ignore these warnings from a man bent on the destruction of the little Satan (Israel) and the destruction of the great Satan (the U.S.). This is what Joel Rosenberg pleads for us to do in his latest book, Inside the Revolution.

Iran is working feverishly to build, buy, or steal nuclear weapons. No one really knows how far along the Iranians are in building a nuclear bomb. Israel believes that Iran is an eminent threat. Perhaps we should as well.

So what would Iran (or other radical Muslims) do with a nuclear weapon? Joel Rosenberg lists various scenarios from General "Jerry" Boykin. One scenario involves attaching nuclear warheads to short-to-medium-range ballistic missiles. Another suggested that radical states could load nuclear weapons onto private planes. Still another involves loading nuclear weapons onto private yachts or other boats. Another suggested that radicals could smuggle nuclear weapons or other weapons into the country to be detonated in the interior of the country. And a final scenario suggests that radicals might build and detonate "dirty bombs."

Joel Rosenberg's latest book reminds us that Iran poses a major threat to our security. It is time to consider what we must do to deal with it. I'm Kerby Anderson, and that's my point of view.

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