Comment by mhb

9 hours ago

If budgets are what interest you, maybe consider why Iran spent over $500B developing offensive nuclear weapons. Instead of peaceful pursuits or defenses against its supposed aggressor over 1,000 miles away.

> maybe consider why Iran spent over $500B developing offensive nuclear weapons.

To protect themselves from the exact scenairo happening right now? The reason why Putin is sleeping peacefully in his bed while Khamenei is dead under rubble is that one has nuclear deterent while the other din't have that protection.

> supposed aggressor

I don’t know if there is anything “supposed” about that aggressor given the present situation.