Why Iran Should Get The Bomb Analysis

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I picked the article called “Why Iran should Get the Bomb” by the author Kenneth N. Waltz. I read this article for one of my Political Science class that I took from sophomore year and I thought this is a good argumentative article because it has a clear thesis statement in introduction. In addition, Waltz has pointed out his argument with factual and logical evidential to support his opinions. The brief summary of this article is during the time the article was written, the US was tightening its economic sanctions and the EU also announced that it would begin an embargo on Iranian oil, in response to Iran’s nuclear activities. The author, Waltz’s argument was letting Iran have the bomb would be the best possible result as it would restore

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