Quote from djxput:
... not from berkeley ...
But I get the point.
My point being which many people agree on. Whats the only way to stop the US from invading your country? And if you do have religious fundamentalists in the county whats another way to gather a great amount of respect from other nations and people? Also whats the biggest threat to Israel ...
And then you throw in the fact that the US invaded your next door neighbor ... How fast would you try to develope a nuke?
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One good way to keep the US from invading your country is not to support terrorism or give safe haven to terrorists. Another is not to jerk the US around on WMD inspections, don't try to assasinate ex-US Presidents and don't invade neighboring countries that have a lot of influence in the US.
Unfortunately, you are right that having nuclear weapons will also dissuade the US from invading you. But the key point is having nuclear WEAPONS, not nuclear technology or centrifuges or processing plants, etc. Having those things makes the US more likely to attack you if you are perceived as unfriendly or irresponsible.