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Originally Posted by SMadsen
Thanks, Thorhammer. So with "nothing can stop them either way", you are specifically referring to international treaties and agreements but not to other nations?
With the Iran example, let's say that Iran signs a treaty with the rest of the world to never pursue the acquisition of nuclear weapons, to be valid in any part of Iranian as well as international territory. Would you say that Iran had a sovereign right to break such a treaty without international repercussion?
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For starters I do not believe that international treaties, in any way, trump the sovereign rights of a nation.
In the scenario you have given, where Iran backs out of a treaty, I think Iran has every right to back out if they feel it is in the best interests of their country to do so. However, in doing so, they run the risk of: 1.) Their word no longer being trusted by other nations. 2.) The possibility of certain nations feeling it is in their best interest for Iran not to get nukes. But, I do not think that is what you were asking. You are speaking in terms of legal repercussions, correct? In that case I would say no, since there was never anything legally saying they couldn't.