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Key points
- It's not just a nuclear war we should fear in the Middle East. Iran is in a geological unstable area prone to severe earthquakes, which could cause a nuclear accident.
- There is also the possibility of a takeover by the most deranged fringes of Islam, such as ISIS, which would not hesitate to use nuclear weapons against the West or ME neighbors.
- And the ever present threat of rogue Muslim groups acquiring nuclear weapons through purchase or theft. The more countries with nukes, the greater the danger.
- On the following article read how the head of state-affiliated Saudi TV channel reveals that Saudi Arabia will 'seriously try to get' nuclear weapons following the Iran deal.
- Saudi Arabia has signed nuclear deals with France, Russia and South Korea in preparation of building its own nuclear facilities.
- The fact that Iran won't allow inspectors at its military facilities set a precedent for Saudi Arabia and other countries interested in developing nuclear weapons.
- Acknowledging the spread of nuclear weapons in the Middle East John Kerry offered the Saudis protection under a US nuclear umbrella. This offer does not carry much weight considering the ever shrinking US government credibility and influence in the Middle East.
- Sunni Saudi Arabia and Shi'ite Iran have long been key rivals vying for influence in the region.
- Further on this page read "Obama's Age of Nuclear Chaos", an analysis by Caroline Glick, Jerusalem Post's Managing Editor.
- UPDATE - July 22: OBAMA NEGOTIATED AT LEAST TWO SECRET DEALS WITH IRAN which he will not reveal to the American public, Congress or other nations, according to Senator Tom Cotton (R., Ark.) and Congressmen Mike Pompeo (R., Kan.) - Read more further down this page
While US President Barack Obama claimed he prevented a nuclear arms race in the Middle East when he presented the Iran deal last Tuesday, a key source in Saudi Arabia laid bare that claim by expressing the country's sense of urgency to acquire its own nuclear weapon.
Continue reading this article, new updates, article by experts warning of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East as a result of the Obama-Iran nuclear deal, and analysis by Caroline Glick.

