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First of all your initial statement is incorrect. Not all developed countries develop nuclear weapons. In fact, the number of nuclear powers has decreased from 11 to 9 in the past few decades. As to your second question, the answer isn't as cut and dry. While most government officials would argue Iran shouldn't get "the bomb," some IR scholars think it would be net-better for the world by making Iran feel more secure while also deterring war in the region. Anyways, back to the original question. Policymaker's don't like that Iran could no longer be coerced by the U.S. as it would be able to launch retaliatory nuclear strikes. Thus, the U.S.'s would not be able to fully leverage it's nuclear arsenal. Second, and perhaps more relevant to countries with and without nuclear stockpiles, there is a fear that an Iranian nuclear program would trigger an arms race throughout the Middle East as each country tries to balance and check back its neighbors new-found nuclear potential. Ultimately, this could spiral out of control and lead to devastating miscalculation and regional (if not global) nuclear conflict.

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