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John Mearsheimer: The Case for a Nuclear Iran

2026-02-25 People & Blogs
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John J. Mearsheimer is the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago, where he has taught since 1982. Prof. Mearsheimer argues why Iran should be considered a rational actor, and why Iran should develop nuclear weapons as the ultimate deterrent. Follow Prof. Glenn Diesen: Substack: https://glenndiesen.substack.com/ X/Twitter: https://x.com/Glenn_Diesen Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/glenndiesen Support the research by Prof. Glenn Diesen: PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/glenndiesen Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/gdieseng Go Fund Me: https://gofund.me/09ea012f Books by Prof. Glenn Diesen: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B09FPQ4MDL

Top Comments (10)

@MikeJacobs-b2m 2026-02-25

There should be a vote in Congress and to identify all members who support an attack on Iran.

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@ajt7423 2026-02-25

Western politicians will never discuss that Israel has nukes. The hypocrisy is infuriating!

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@Bob-sb7sp 2026-02-25

Thank you both...we need a 180 degree change very quickly in Western politics...diplomacy , peace and economic colloboration so we all survive and have a good sleep every night.

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@maitlen4021 2026-02-25

Was a GREAT conversation. Thank you, gentlemen.

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@ernstvandijk6342 2026-02-25

Kudos to John for speaking his mind!

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@peterpph126 2026-02-25

Allowing limited attack is crazy idea as USA isn’t trustworthy as Iran & other nations had been duped too many times. DPRK’s Kim is a genius in comparison

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@Patriotx-gx4ce 2026-02-25

If Israel has thousands of nuclear weapons, and no one knows how many since they wont allow anyone to inspect their facilities, than implies Iran and everyone should have one, or all should destroy them.

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@BlackWolfWarrior777 2026-02-25

We're trapped in a two party system controlled by one country 🇮🇱

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@mjerelb8659 2026-02-25

Unfortunately, it’s clear that, the powers that be in the United States in the west, don’t have any interest in multi polarity at all. And until that changes, we will always have the threats of forever wars. And too many Americans, don’t realize this, or don’t actually care

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@BlackWolfWarrior777 2026-02-25

No matter who we vote for we always end up with Netanyahu as president 🤦‍♂️

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