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Why Iran Would Actually Use a Nuclear Weapon
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10:12Now PlayingMike Baker sits down with Clifford May, founder and president of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, to examine why traditional nuclear deterrence may not work against Iran’s revolutionary regime. May explains why Tehran’s leaders could be willing to risk the destruction of their own country, how a nuclear weapon could be used to blackmail the United States, and why Iran believes America will eventually back down.
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