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Managing Iran’s nuclear prowess

Managing Iran’s nuclear prowess

Clearly, there is a danger in the prospects of a bomb controlled by such Iranian hardliners. However, there are those in the United States who continue to apply a punitive calculus formulated on every perceived lie and outright deception by the Iranian government over the last 30 years — of which there admittedly have been many — as justification to force a no domestic enrichment agreement. This position is wrong, indefensible, and risks diplomatic failure.

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The Relativity of Time

The Relativity of Time

Roger Cohen, a reliable critic of Israel’s policies, particularly under the Netanyahu administration, argues against attacking Iran in a New York Times op-ed today. This issue has regained momentum in light of the recent report by the International Atomic Energy Agency, which concluded that in six months Iran will have enriched uranium to the level […]

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Nuclear Dividends?

Nuclear Dividends?

President Bush and Prime Minister Singh celebrate the U.S.-India nuclear deal Was the U.S.-India agreement on civilian nuclear cooperation worth all the trouble? How have the expansive promises touted by its champions and dire warnings issued by its critics panned out? With the approach of the six-year anniversary of the landmark July 2005 summit between […]

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The Big Fool Says to Push On

The Big Fool Says to Push On

Just a quick update on the situation in Japan relative to the nuclear facility at Fukushima:  The rating for the accident has risen to the International Atomic Energy Agency’s highest level.  As people have been at pains to point out, it is not – as yet – as bad as Chernobyl.  It is, nevertheless, now […]

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Iranian Nuclear Program: A Quick Recapitulation of Last Week

It feels like the last couple of days, each morning bought a new story about the Iranian nuclear program. Is Iran cooperating or not? How did their meeting with the IAEA go? What are the Iranian leaders saying about the ElBradei deal? How is the United States responding to Iran’s equivocation? Here is a quick […]

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