HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029370

¢ Let us be clear — a nuclear Iran is a central threat to the entire world order, not just Israel. A nuclear [ran means the end of the non-proliferation regime— Saudi Arabia, within months, Turkey within a few years and Egypt might follow as well—and all will become nuclear. ¢ Every third-grade dictator will be able to ensure his survivability against the outside world by following in the footsteps of Pakistan, North Korea and Iran. ¢ The "countdown" towards the troubling vision of Prof. Graham Allison of Harvard about nuclear weapons in the hands of terrorists — this countdown, even if it takes 15 years, will start. Therefore, blocking Iran from becoming a "threshold nuclear state" 1s crucial, and justifies HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029370