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SoxFan

06/04/03 4:15 PM

#19213 RE: hap0206 #19212

Maybe you can answer a basic question. Does Iran have the right to make or obtain nuclear weapons?
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seabass

06/04/03 5:46 PM

#19222 RE: hap0206 #19212

hap.....Last I heard, Iran is bound by the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty which they signed (as opposed to Israel, India and Pakistan). Per the definition below, how is Iran in violation (so far)?

"Non-nuclear-weapon States Parties undertake not to acquire or produce nuclear weapons or nuclear explosive devices. They are required also to accept safeguards to detect diversions of nuclear materials from peaceful activities, such as power generation, to the production of nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices. This must be done in accordance with an individual safeguards agreement, concluded between each non-nuclear-weapon State Party and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Under these agreements, all nuclear materials in peaceful civil facilities under the jurisdiction of the state must be declared to the IAEA, whose inspectors have routine access to the facilities for periodic monitoring and inspections. If information from routine inspections is not sufficient to fulfill its responsibilities, the IAEA may consult with the state regarding special inspections within or outside declared facilities."

http://www.fas.org/nuke/control/npt/