Holy shit, this guy is a member of the Armed Services Committee

[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHP1LXWOOoI]Representative Duncan Hunter recently made a statement on C-SPAN advocating for the use of tactical nuclear weaponry against Iranian nuclear facilities should we have to disable their capability.[/url] What. The. Hell. First off, the disproportionate use of force against a non-nuclear state is absolutely immoral. Just war doctrine calls for proportionate retaliation, and nuking one state for having the capability to become a nuclear power is certainly not proportionate. Second, his statements justify the call for a nuclear deterrent by many hardliners within the regime. Third, this is most certainly going to be used against us in an effort to tarnish our commitment to the nuclear deal. Fourth, ending the norm of not using nuclear weapons--thus unhinging a precarious nuclear standard where states abstain from their use conventionally--is counter intuitive to American national security. Fifth, more states are going to seek out a nuclear deterrent because they don't want to be targeted by the United States' nuclear arsenal. Sixth, this would not move them back several decades. They'd be able to regain their capability fairly quickly, necessitating yet another strike against their facilities. Seventh, there is the potential for rapid escalation wherein Iran actually closes down the Strait of Hormuz or deploys a dirty bomb against either the United States or one of our allies. What the -blam!-, California? Stop electing dipshits to Congress.