AI
Sunday, July 11, 2004 11:47:39 PM
Moscow will possibly assist Iran covertly. Russia is helping Iran basically to defend themselves. I can’t find where Russia has said for certain it would aid Iran although this, like their plans, they probably would leave unspoken.
The bigger problem again might be China. China is sending nuclear technology to Iran in exchange for oil. Russia is a producing country sharing a cooperative/competitive arrangement with Iran. China does not produce enough to warrant not securing oil through other large producers. China is not only assisting Iran as is Russia, China is also in the position of requiring Iran’s oil, therefore they are the ones that might readily defend Iran against the Kurds, Israel, etc., as Iran is more an investment to them.
http://216.239.57.104/search?q=cache:jUbUSBgBbtIJ:www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp%3Fpage%3Dstory_2...
-Am
U.S. nuclear inquiry finds China-Iran link
Reuters Reuters
Tuesday, June 15, 2004
WASHINGTON China is sending nuclear technology to Iran in exchange for oil and allowing North Korea to use Chinese air, rail and seaports to ship missiles and other weapons, congressional investigators reported Tuesday.
Although the Bush administration has emphasized a growing convergence with Beijing on halting the spread of weapons of mass destruction and countering terrorism, the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission took a much harder line.
"China's continued failure to adequately curb its proliferation practices poses significant national security concerns to the United States," the commission said in its annual report.
It also raised the possibility that the Bush administration was using "inducements," such as not being tough enough with Beijing on trade infractions, to reward China for its cooperation on the North Korea nuclear crisis.
The commission, established by Congress in 2000, tends to be skeptical of Beijing.
"China's assistance to weapons of mass destruction-related programs in countries of concern continues, despite repeated promises to end such activities and the repeated imposition of U.S. sanctions," the commission said.
This "calls into question the effectiveness" of Washington's partnership with Beijing, the panel said.
Unlike the 1990s, it said, "Chinese transfers have evolved from sales of complete missile systems to exports of largely dual-use nuclear, chemical, and missile components and technologies; qualitatively, these transfers are equally worrisome."
Dual-use refers to items that could be used for either weapons-related or peaceful pursuits.
"Continuing intelligence reports indicate that Chinese cooperation with Pakistan and Iran remains an integral element of China's foreign policy," the commission reported.
It said cooperation on North Korea was a "critical test" of U.S.-China relations, but that Beijing was not using its substantial leverage to force Pyongyang to end its nuclear programs.
While making much of acting as host of six-country talks aimed at resolving the nuclear crisis, Beijing "continues to permit North Korea to use its air, rail and seaports to transship ballistic missiles and WMD-related materials," the commission said. American officials, in recent public testimony and interviews, underscored continuing differences between China and the United States over proliferation.
Chinese leaders have told the Americans that any nuclear-related trafficking is done without the government's knowledge.
The State Department recently sanctioned five Chinese companies for trading with Iran, but the commission criticized this focus. The commission said that many Chinese companies have direct ties to top-level government and military officials.
The commission said China's growing energy needs were "driving it into bilateral arrangements" that may involve "dangerous weapons transfers." Iran is a key oil-producing country.
"This need for energy security may help explain Beijing's history of assistance to terrorist-sponsoring states, with various forms of WMD-related items and technical assistance, even in the face of U.S. sanctions," the commission said.
Turning to Taiwan, the study said that the United States would face an increasingly lethal Chinese army modernized by Washington's friends and allies if it had to defend Taiwan in a war with China.
http://www.iht.com/bin/print.php?file=524983.html
The bigger problem again might be China. China is sending nuclear technology to Iran in exchange for oil. Russia is a producing country sharing a cooperative/competitive arrangement with Iran. China does not produce enough to warrant not securing oil through other large producers. China is not only assisting Iran as is Russia, China is also in the position of requiring Iran’s oil, therefore they are the ones that might readily defend Iran against the Kurds, Israel, etc., as Iran is more an investment to them.
http://216.239.57.104/search?q=cache:jUbUSBgBbtIJ:www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp%3Fpage%3Dstory_2...
-Am
U.S. nuclear inquiry finds China-Iran link
Reuters Reuters
Tuesday, June 15, 2004
WASHINGTON China is sending nuclear technology to Iran in exchange for oil and allowing North Korea to use Chinese air, rail and seaports to ship missiles and other weapons, congressional investigators reported Tuesday.
Although the Bush administration has emphasized a growing convergence with Beijing on halting the spread of weapons of mass destruction and countering terrorism, the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission took a much harder line.
"China's continued failure to adequately curb its proliferation practices poses significant national security concerns to the United States," the commission said in its annual report.
It also raised the possibility that the Bush administration was using "inducements," such as not being tough enough with Beijing on trade infractions, to reward China for its cooperation on the North Korea nuclear crisis.
The commission, established by Congress in 2000, tends to be skeptical of Beijing.
"China's assistance to weapons of mass destruction-related programs in countries of concern continues, despite repeated promises to end such activities and the repeated imposition of U.S. sanctions," the commission said.
This "calls into question the effectiveness" of Washington's partnership with Beijing, the panel said.
Unlike the 1990s, it said, "Chinese transfers have evolved from sales of complete missile systems to exports of largely dual-use nuclear, chemical, and missile components and technologies; qualitatively, these transfers are equally worrisome."
Dual-use refers to items that could be used for either weapons-related or peaceful pursuits.
"Continuing intelligence reports indicate that Chinese cooperation with Pakistan and Iran remains an integral element of China's foreign policy," the commission reported.
It said cooperation on North Korea was a "critical test" of U.S.-China relations, but that Beijing was not using its substantial leverage to force Pyongyang to end its nuclear programs.
While making much of acting as host of six-country talks aimed at resolving the nuclear crisis, Beijing "continues to permit North Korea to use its air, rail and seaports to transship ballistic missiles and WMD-related materials," the commission said. American officials, in recent public testimony and interviews, underscored continuing differences between China and the United States over proliferation.
Chinese leaders have told the Americans that any nuclear-related trafficking is done without the government's knowledge.
The State Department recently sanctioned five Chinese companies for trading with Iran, but the commission criticized this focus. The commission said that many Chinese companies have direct ties to top-level government and military officials.
The commission said China's growing energy needs were "driving it into bilateral arrangements" that may involve "dangerous weapons transfers." Iran is a key oil-producing country.
"This need for energy security may help explain Beijing's history of assistance to terrorist-sponsoring states, with various forms of WMD-related items and technical assistance, even in the face of U.S. sanctions," the commission said.
Turning to Taiwan, the study said that the United States would face an increasingly lethal Chinese army modernized by Washington's friends and allies if it had to defend Taiwan in a war with China.
http://www.iht.com/bin/print.php?file=524983.html
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