Concern about double standards
Other countries chafe at double standard of depriving Iran of a right other nations enjoy; particularly, when existing nuclear powers resist cuts in nuclear arsenals, ignore earlier NPT commitments, and openly consider tactical weapon use.
Both the US and France are on the record as considering tactical use of nuclear weapons:
- See also the speech given by President Jacques Chirac during his visit to the French Strategic Forces at L'Ile Longue, 19 January 2006.