For the past decade, Iran has supposedly been developing a nuclear weapon. There have only been talks that they have been developing a nuclear weapon. There is no substantial evidence to prove that this is true but the world and the US are still worried. They could use this as a threat or sell it in the black market to enemies of the US or terrorists.
There are few options that the US could choose from to do about this issue if it was following the three lasting principles of the Monroe Doctrine: 1. Separate spheres of influence 2. Non-colonization 3. Non-intervention. The US has to wait until it is proven that Iran is developing nuclear weapons and then they have to wait until Iran invades the Western Hemisphere, and then they have to wait until they threaten us directly, and then they can take action. By this time, there are very few options but to invade wherever the Iranian army is and destroy their weapons. Also, by this time, the nuclear weapon will probably be in the possession of many other countries and organizations and then the US has to wait until they invade and then threaten in order to take action.
The Monroe Doctrine is still used in some ways today. There are many different issues in US foreign policy. One of them includes the talking of Iran developing a nuclear weapon. If the US is following the three lasting principles of the Monroe Doctrine then they don't have many options. They must wait for Iran to go through many steps and then they can take action, but by that time the weapon will most likely have already spread. Parts of the Monroe Doctrine are useful and necessary for current issues in US foreign policy, but most of them will only hurt us.
"A Nuclear Deal with Iran Will Require the West to Reevaluate Its Presumptions." Washington Post. The Washington Post. Web. 9 Dec. 2014.
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