Michael Crowley questions the GOP's heavy emphasis on Iran to the "near-exclusion of the many other nuclear threats America faces." He warns against being "fooled into thinking that Iran is the only, or even the likeliest, source of a possible nuclear bomb that might be used against America or Israel":
President Obama has devoted serious attention to the complex problem of loose nuclear material, and has tried to start a global conversation about nuclear disarmament. His administration keeps a close watch on Pakistan’s nukes (though with frustrating limits) and has reportedly developed plans for military action should the country’s nuclear arsenal come under imminent threat. But Republicans just haven’t seemed very interested in these dangers.
(Photo: Supporters of Pakistani cricketer turned politician Imran Khan of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI – Movement for Justice) hold placards during a protest in Islamabad on January 27, 2012, against US drone attacks in the Pakistani tribal region. A US drone on January 23 fired missiles into a vehicle, killing four militants in Pakistan's Taliban and Al-Qaeda hub of North Waziristan that hugs the Afghan border, security officials said. It was only the third such US attack reported in the nuclear-armed state so far this year, following a moratorium after US firepower inadvertently killed 24 Pakistani soldiers in November, plunging relations to an all-time low. By Aamir Qureshi/AFP/Getty Images)
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