A Chessboard of Nations: Putin, Iran, Uranium, and the Golden Rule
A Chessboard of Nations: Putin, Iran, Uranium, and the Golden Rule Just a Thought… Expanded You know, if Vladimir Putin struck a deal with Iran to pull their enriched uranium out of the picture—shipping it somewhere safe, neutralizing the threat—what do you think would happen next? Would Donald Trump go along with it? I used to play a lot of chess. Not grandmaster level, but good enough to see three or four moves ahead on a good day. This kind of move? It rips the mask off the board. Suddenly the real game becomes visible. All the posturing, the sanctions, the proxy fights, the endless headlines about “existential threats”—they’d have to face the mirror. Because if the world’s largest (or second-largest, depending on who’s counting) nuclear power is no longer in a position to worry about Iran handing over nuclear dust or know-how, then a whole lot of the official reasons for tension evaporate. The “we must stop them at all costs” narrative gets exposed. Then what? Do th...
