Able Quote by Richard Armitage

If the Iranians were to have a nuclear weapon they could proliferate.

— George W. Bush

I think that Iran with a nuclear weapon is extremely destabilizing. I think it could precipitate a nuclear arms race in the region.

— Robert M. Gates

Even if Iran did have a nuclear weapons capability, they could not use that to blackmail the United States or to attack; the United…

— John Mearsheimer

I think there's no question that a nuclear-armed Iran would bring stability to the region, because nuclear weapons are weapons of peace. They're weapons…

— John Mearsheimer

The Iranian acquisition of nuclear weapons would be infinitely more costly than any scenario you can imagine to stop it.

— Benjamin Netanyahu

The United States will do what we must to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.

— Barack Obama

The only thing that will stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons is regime change in Tehran.

— John Bolton

To defeat ISIS and let Iran get nuclear weapons would be to win the battle and lose the war,

— Benjamin Netanyahu

My red line is Iran may not have a nuclear weapon. It is inappropriate for them to have the capacity to terrorize the world.…

— Mitt Romney

We cannot tolerate a nuclear Iran. It would be a game changer. Not only would it threaten Israel, a country that is our stalwart…

— Barack Obama

Iran will for sure have pledged to the international community that it will not develop a nuclear weapon, and now will be subject to…

— Barack Obama

As long as Iran believes that its security will be increased by having a nuclear program, it's going to pursue its program.

— Stephen Kinzer