U.N. Nuclear Agency May Reward Iran

Sardinia · Nov 19, 2003

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tm...p/20031119/ap_on_re_mi_ea/nuclear_agency_iran

VIENNA, Austria - In a stinging setback for Washington, the U.N. atomic agency is ready to support a European initiative to reward Iran's sudden openness about its nuclear program instead of censuring it for past cover-ups, diplomats said Wednesday.

The United States had hoped that the board of governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency would find Iran in violation of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty at its meeting, which opens Thursday.

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ElBaradei took the Iranians to task for effective breaches of the Nonproliferation Treaty in a report that also, however, concluded that there was no proof Iran had a weapons agenda.

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The West Europeans fear too much pressure would turn Iran from cooperation to confrontation. But several diplomats suggested the dispute also reflected West European independence similar to that shown by the French-German attempt to scuttle the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.

Washington was particularly dismayed that Britain, its staunchest ally in Iraq, was siding with the French and Germans over Iran, they said.

The Americans see the draft as "another (European) chance to stick your thumb in the eyes of the United States."
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BenReilly · Nov 19, 2003

Don't worry, America won't do anything about this either. Iran joins the nuclear club next year. If there's a nuclear terrorist attack in Israel, Iran is vaporized by 36 sea based nuclear bombs. Something for them to think about.

Sardinia · Nov 19, 2003

Originally posted by BenReilly
Don't worry, America won't do anything about this either. Iran joins the nuclear club next year. If there's a nuclear terrorist attack in Israel, Iran is vaporized by 36 sea based nuclear bombs. Something for them to think about.
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I don't think iran will join nuclear club and even if that happened the capacity of Israel to retaliate heavily is a good thing.