Would Iran’s going nuclear trigger the ?Islamabad Option?’
October 2003, “Pakistan and Saudi Arabia concluded a secret agreement on nuclear cooperation that will be helpful in providing the Saudis with nuclear-weapons technology in exchange for cheap oil” (1).
Iran since being on a politically disputed nuclear program and despite the NPT (nuclear non-proliferation treaty) sanctions has been a lynchpin that might cause discrepancies between the two alliances likely to be over the time span of, what Andrew Roberts expect 5 to 10 years from 2011. Now, that is a clear indication to Pakistan to fasten its seat belts to go for another war, war on nuclear this time. This also means the technical assistance and support that Pakistan provided the U.S for three decades will now be brought by Saudi Arabia (Saudis would obviously win the highest bid). The Edelman terms this ‘nuclear arrangement’ alliance between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia as “the Islamabad option” provides adequate backing of how and why would it incur (2). What he does not provide with are the consequences that would likely to be experienced by not only the Middle East, but with the Western world too. With U.S. and Saudi Arabia on the back of Pakistan’s front, Russia and China too will participate against Iranian political activities (though China 15 percent relies on Iran’s oil’s imports and Russia along with China refused to the sanctions imposed against Iran, both the countries after getting to know the latest facts about the secret enrichment plant contemplated upon other trade sanctions with Iran).
The Islamabad option once availed will likely fan the third world war, which will be waged in a defensive mode against Iran. India will like to be at the backend of pursuing antipathy against Pakistan, however, the key battlers will be Israel, Iran, and the U.S. Israel’s military capacity over time has strengthened in the wake of its brotherly relations with the U.S., even it is the Israel’s policies which are followed and still undergoes no hindrance in dictating every new president (including Obama) that comes democratically to govern the U.S. In the case of nuclear enrichment arsenal, Israel will leave no stone unturned to use force against Iran, and U.S. will follow (as it always had in the past) Israel’s command. U.S. still is, threatening by fair and foul means the Iranian government, however after various ploys of neutralizing Iran’s threat and having run through diplomacy and stern sanctions, Israeli attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities will be the priority of U.S-Israel alliance (3).
Recent facts by the Wikileaks reveal astonishing clandestine meetings going on in between Saudi and U.S incumbents, which also indicate a secret coalition between the two mindsets, both against Iran, and disappointingly pro-Israel!
(1) Pakistan, Saudi Arabia in Secret Nuke Pact; Islamabad Trades Weapons Technology for Oil. The Washington Times. October 22, 2003. p. A01.
(2) Andrew Roberts, http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2011-01-02/irans-nuclear-weapons-could-lead-to-a-saudi-and-pakistan-alliance/?cid=bs:archive1
(3) Meir Bon ALon. 2010. Israel’s Response to a Nuclear Iran. International Journal on World Peace. 27:1. p. 61.
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