Iran 'designing nuclear submarine'

[muriel_volestrangler]

8. I'd add Pakistan

There are people with significant amounts of power in Pakistan who are also religious nutcases. Hence, for instance, the laws with the death penalty for blasphemy:

Last year, two prominent Pakistani political figures who spoke out against the blasphemy laws were killed in attacks that raised concerns about the rise of religious extremism in Pakistan.

Liberal politician Salman Taseer was shot and killed by one of his own guards in January 2011, and in March 2011, militants gunned down Shahbaz Bhatti, the only Christian minister in Pakistan's Cabinet.

Qadri confessed to killing Punjab Governor Salman Taseer on Tuesday because of Taseer's opposition to Pakistan's controversial anti-blasphemy law. He was a member of Taseer's security team.

Pakistani officials say an investigation is underway to determine whether Qadri acted alone or was part of a wider conspiracy.

Hundreds of lawyers said they are willing to defend Qadri. In addition, 500 conservative religious scholars issued a proclamation Wednesday praising the assassination and warning that anyone who expresses grief over the killing could suffer the same fate.

http://www.voanews.com/content/disruptions-mark-remand-of-alleged-pakistani-assassin-113016474/133207.html

While not all of the Pakistani authorities are religious nutcases, you can say the same about the USA. The nutcases have more power in Pakistan, though.