Iran and the Nuke

It is a worrying fact that one more country has the technology to build an atomic bomb.

Some observers say that the fact that other countries have access to this technology brings back the deterrent effect of the atomic bomb, however this is not so simple. The more countries have the bomb the more possibilities there are that they will be used to destructive ends.

If we add to this the affirmation by US and France that they may use "non-conventional" weapons against "terrorists" and we start getting a pretty explosive cocktail.

What should the "five" nuclear powers do to avoid more problems? There's no easy solution to this, but one possibility would be to develop alternative sources of energy that would be as effective as nuclear energy so as to avoid the "temptation" to use energy production as an "excuse" to seek nuclear technology.

Another possibility would be the unilateral declaration that no nuclear weapons would be produced and the existing ones would be disabled -- but this I grant will not happen any time soon.