Where is our World Headed? An Opinion by Behcet Kaya

 

It is my personal opinion that the highest danger we face in our world today is nuclear weapons. 

I say this is because of the double standard regarding who has and who does not have them. 

Due to this double standard the countries who do have nuclear arsenals include the U.S., Russia, China, England, and France, among numerous others. These countries combined have enough stockpiled weapons to wipe our entire civilization off the face of the earth. Their stockpiles number in the thousands. (Both the U.S. and Russia have over 6K each. Then there is Pakistan with 175, India with 164, and let's not forget Israel who has a total of 98) 

Why do these nations have nuclear weapons yet try to pressure nations like Iran not to have them? 

I remember in 1980s how the U.S. pressured Pakistan not to acquire nuclear weapons. The U.S. did so by putting embargos on Pakistan. 

Did the U.S. succeed in controlling Pakistan? Of course not. 

What took place? When India (who did have warheads) conducted two nuclear tests, Pakistan retaliated by conducting six consecutive nuclear tests under a mountain in a remote part of Pakistan. 

The world was totally surprised with this Pakistani scientific success. That was back in the 1980s. 

What has prompted my speaking out on this matter now is due to the fact that the entire world is dumbfounded that Iran very recently fired three ballistic missiles, one into Pakistan, one into Iraq, and one into Syria. 

There are numerous theories as to why Iran took such a bold move. 

Iran’s own explanation with regards to Pakistan was that there were terrorists in the area of Balochistan who were threatening Iran. Their goal was to eliminate that threat. They reiterated their stance that they harbor no ill will toward the Pakistani people. 

At this point I need to explain about Balochistan. It is a nation whose lands are located in Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Currently they are trying to gain independence. 

The second ballistic missile was fired into Erbil, Iraq to target a Kurdish businessman who was doing business with Turkiye as well as reporting on Iranian support of the PKK. Iran claimed the businessman was Mossad as to not upset or embarrass Turkiye. The missile killed not only the businessman, but his entire family and destroyed his villa. The man had no connection to Mossad. The pinpoint targeting of a villa deep inside Iraq shows the accuracy of Iranian ballistic missiles.

Iran fired the third ballistic missile into Idlib, Syria. With regards to the bombing in Syria, Idlib is on the border with Turkiye near Hatay a very far distance from Iran. There are groups in Idlib who are not exactly on the side of Iranian supported groups. Again, Iran’s explanation was that this particular group that was targeted was fighting with a non-Iranian supported group in Syria. 

It is fact that Iran supports groups like Hezbollah, Hamas, the Houthis of Yemen, and other similar groups in Iraq. Iran is a very savvy nation when it comes to politics. They have one of the oldest empires in the world which dates back thousands of years. Just think back to the time that 44 American diplomats were taken hostage for more than four months. Carter was unable to secure their release. It came down to Regan and the Iran-Contra deal. Very savvy, indeed.

In conclusion, in firing these three missiles, what was the message Iran was giving to the world, especially Israel? They blatantly told the world they do have nuclear weapons (three at last count and more in the pipeline) and they are more than willing to use them. 

And it must be remembered that when Iran bombed Pakistan, Pakistan immediately replied by firing ballistic missiles into Iran. In reality, the higher ups in both Pakistan and Iran knew and condoned the firing of missiles into each other’s countries. However, lower-level government entities did not. 

And that is the way it was planned.