west threatened by scientists in the east?

BBC News - Iran car explosion kills nuclear scientist in Tehran

Can you imagine, the ex-colonies being as armed, as technologically advanced as their old colonizers? Sure Iran could become as damaging as the current Saudi American alliance, which props banana republics throughout the middle east. However, right now the damage comes from the unchecked Saudi-American power.  That's the more scary thing, countries that are armed and unchallenged, not when there is a balance of power. Of course the ideal balance is when no one has nuclear weapons.