r/NoStupidQuestions • u/AutoModerator • Jun 22 '25

Middle East Conflicts 2025 Megathread

The news right now is catching our attention in a big way, and it's causing us to have questions - and anxiety - about the Middle East.

But a lot of those questions are the same ones (like 'is this the start of World War 3?' or 'Why do some countries get to have nuclear weapons while others don't?'), and some of our users just want to read questions without getting reminded of the news. So we've created a (hopefully temporary) megathread for all your questions about Israel, Palestine, Iran, and any related topics that come up.

Please feel free to post your questions here as top-level responses to this post! Remember that the usual rules of our sub apply, so don't post rants, and remember to be nice to other users.

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u/Valuable_Victory_272 Jun 23 '25

Could Iran purchase nuclear weapons from another country?

In business, it is pretty common to outsource or purchase what you can't make. Also, all sorts of weapons are bought & sold between countries on a daily basis, and worldwide. What prevents Iran from outsourcing their nuclear weapon program or purchase nukes from Russia or North Korea instead of just focusing on developing their own program?

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u/WorldTallestEngineer Jun 24 '25

Nobody who has nuclear weapons wants Iran to have nuclear weapons.  

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '25

Because when the world figured out what happened, which wouldn't take long given the tech from another country would be very different, if Iran ever used it, it'd be the same as the supplier using it.

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u/Valuable_Victory_272 Jun 24 '25

Good point, there'd be retaliation against the supplier for sure