“Iran uses terrorism very instrumentally as an element of foreign policy; they are not just intent on just killing as many people as possible, like al Qaeda. There's no reason to believe that would change.” PeopleBelieveReasonPolicyKillingTerrorismForeign PolicyAl Qaeda Author:Kenneth M. Pollack
“The real concern is that Iran would do what Pakistan did. Pakistan wanted nuclear weapons, like Iran, purely for defensive reasons - to defend itself against India. The problem was that once Pakistan acquired the weapons, it allowed the country to be more aggressive. So they stepped up their support for the Kashmiri terrorists, and it led very quickly to the Kargil crisis in 2000, which almost sparked a nuclear war between India and Pakistan.” WarRealCountryReasonProblemSupportConcernCrisisTerroristAggressiveNuclear WeaponsNuclear War Author:Kenneth M. Pollack
