Discuss “Iran cannot be trusted with nuclear technology”

Is the U.S. not hypocritical in its nuclear policy toward Iran? Not only was the U.S. first to build nuclear weapons, but it also bears the grim distinction of having actually used these terrible weapons on fellow humans. Given these facts, how dare the U.S. oppose Iran?s peaceful desire for nuclear energy! Why shouldn?t other countries be allowed to build their own energy programs? And why must the entire world feel beholden to the wishes of one country? The right to self-defense is championed by many in the United States. If the U.S. can defend itself with nuclear weapons, why shouldn?t other countries be permitted to do the same? If independent states possessed nuclear weapons, at least they would feel somewhat safer from future ?preventative...