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2. Why should the world take Ahmadinejad's threats seriously?

Threat potenial, it is said, is a combination of capabilities and intentions. By that unit of measure, we should be very concerned about Ahmadinejad's government. Iran is already the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism and the world's "central banker" of it. But Ahmadinejad's belief in his regime's central role in a clash of civilizations with the West, his commitment to acquiring a nuclear capability (which he terms an "inalienable right") and the regime's colluson with some of the world's most dangerous terrorists make the Islamic Republic a grave - and growing - threat to international peace and security.

Question 3. The ramifications of a nuclear Iran

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Ilan Berman is the Vice President for Policy of the American Foreign Policy Council, a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing information to those who make or influence the foreign policy of the United States and to assisting world leaders with building democracies and market economies

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