Tag Archives: Nuclear Weapons

Global Strategic Review

The Global Strategic Review, the annual conference of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, took place in Geneva, Switzerland, on 9 to 11 September 2011.

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Iran and the Bomb: The Abdication of International Responsibility

Terrorism and Political Violence July-August 2011

Therese Delpesh. Iran and the Bomb: The Abdication of International Responsibility. New York: Columbia University Press, 2006. 148 pp, $19.50 paper. ISBN: 978-0-231-70006-1.

The author, a director of strategic studies at the French Atomic Energy Commission and commissioner with the UN Monitoring, Verification, and Inspection Commission, is well placed to independently assess this subject. She succeeds admirably.
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Nuclear Weapons Reality on Iran and North Korea

Just like North Korea, Iran is well down the road to nuclear weaponry

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Iran, the US, and the Middle East

A number of interesting, off the record, perspectives came up at the IISS conference in Geneva, Global Strategic Review in September 2010.

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It’s Time to See Iran’s Nuclear Plan for What It Is

This article first appeared in the 25 November 2009 edition of The Irish Times and is reproduced here with their kind permission.

OPINION:Iran’s determination to become a nuclear power by any means is moving towards a tragic endgame, writes RICHARD WHELAN

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United Effort Can Rid World of Nuclear Arms

This article first appeared in the 11 June 2009 edition of The Irish Times and is reproduced here with their kind permission. Continue reading

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The Nuclear Negotiations with Iran are at a Pivotal Point

Behind the negotiators on both sides looms the “Sadat Military Option” Continue reading

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Iranian Nuclear Misconceptions

he issue of Iranian nuclear activities will not be solved by repeating Iranian propaganda on the matter. Continue reading

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Doing Nothing about Iranian Nuclear Threat not an Option

This article first appeared in the 12 June 2008 edition of The Irish Times and is reproduced here with their kind permission.

It is time for the international community to halt Iran’s nuclear programme – if Tehran obtains nuclear weapons, the Middle East will self-destruct. Continue reading

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Iran Remains on Target for Nuclear Weapons Despite US Intelligence Mistakes

The public heaved a sigh of relief at the recent US intelligence announcement that Iran was not pushing its nuclear weapons programme in 2003 despite claims to the contrary , mixed with exasperation that yet again, the United States had misread the Middle East. Continue reading

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