TIES2
Aug 10th, 2005, 11:21 AM
The IAEA confirmed that Iran broke UN seals at a Uranium processing plant breaking the voluntary freeze it agreed to last November.
Iran claims its Nuclear program is not a front for bomb making, as alledged by EU3, but solely for nuclear energy to meet its country's growing energy needs.
The UN seals were initially put in place after the IAEA found Iran had hidden highly-enriched weapons grade Uranium.
An Iranian official was quoted as saying the EU3 demands were "illogical and arrogant."
One can almost imagine a children's playground with one kid yelling at the other, "You're not the boss of me."
On the one hand, Iran does have a point. To what extent should some nations have the authority to determine which nations can and cannot have nuclear programs?
Then again, the nations supportive of the seals and/or abandonment of Iran's nuclear program have a point too. Is it okay for less politically stable countries to pursue a nuclear program?
Apparently the IAEA has installed surveillance equipment to help monitor and ensure that the Iranian nuclear program remains on the up and up. Do you think surveillance cameras are sufficient for preventing or safeguarding against development of nuclear weapons?
I don't see an easy resolution to this...just one more thing adding to an already volatile world brew...
Iran claims its Nuclear program is not a front for bomb making, as alledged by EU3, but solely for nuclear energy to meet its country's growing energy needs.
The UN seals were initially put in place after the IAEA found Iran had hidden highly-enriched weapons grade Uranium.
An Iranian official was quoted as saying the EU3 demands were "illogical and arrogant."
One can almost imagine a children's playground with one kid yelling at the other, "You're not the boss of me."
On the one hand, Iran does have a point. To what extent should some nations have the authority to determine which nations can and cannot have nuclear programs?
Then again, the nations supportive of the seals and/or abandonment of Iran's nuclear program have a point too. Is it okay for less politically stable countries to pursue a nuclear program?
Apparently the IAEA has installed surveillance equipment to help monitor and ensure that the Iranian nuclear program remains on the up and up. Do you think surveillance cameras are sufficient for preventing or safeguarding against development of nuclear weapons?
I don't see an easy resolution to this...just one more thing adding to an already volatile world brew...