“Iran Isn’t North
Korea” (June 15) misses a key point. The most fundamental difference between
North Korea and Iran is that the Mutually Assured Destruction doctrine still
works with North Korea, but it would not work with Iran.
As Bernard Lewis points out, “In this context, the deterrent that worked so well during the Cold War, namely M.A.D. (Mutual Assured Destruction), would have no meaning. At the End of Time, there will be general destruction anyway. What will matter is the final destination of the dead – hell for the infidels and the delights of heaven for the believers. For people with this mindset, M.A.D. is not a constraint; it is an inducement...”
MLADEN ANDRIJASEVIC
Beersheba
