Bombing our way to peace will not secure lasting nuclear deal

Far from curtailing Iran’s ambition to be seen as a regional power, the illegal attack on nuclear and military targets is just as likely to strengthen its resolve

When Donald Trump returned to the White House, he demanded that Iran ‘surrender’ its right to uranium enrichment altogether. Picture: Vahid Salemi/AP

In 1966, the United States, the Soviet Union, Britain, France, and China not only were the only countries that possessed nuclear weapons, they also had enough wisdom to recognise the dangers posed by nuclear proliferation.

Despite their many and deep political differences, they arrived at a consensus to halt the further dissemination of “nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices”.