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Originally Posted by timhaughton
OK.
Fact: There is NO evidence for a nuclear weapons program. None. It doesn't exist. If we accept the Khan-blueprint thing as fact, that is not proof of a weapons program. It simply doesn't follow. Although if it is true, and I'm inclined to think it is, it does constitute a breach of the NPT.
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Again, we have AQ Khan as evidence. Not ONLY has he provided the blueprints, the expertise BUT ALSO the equipment AND the paperwork specifically designed to hide the intent from both the IAEA AND Pakistan's own laws. The cascades the Iranians are using came from AQ Khan.
AQ Khan is the smoking gun.
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Originally Posted by mike nickeas
I'm all for the NPT. I think it is an important piece of legislation. Major nuclear powers like the US and UK are in breach of it, so should they be allowed to act as judge, jury and executioner when it comes to Iran?
(Source : Legal report, quoted in full here: : In the News - Renewal of US-UK Nuclear Cooperation 'in Breach of NPT' say Eminent Lawyers)
So can we be constructive? What would our advice to Iran be? They live in a world where the strongest nations do not observe the same treaties we are demanding they observe. They live in a world where the strongest nations commit acts of terrorism against Iran's neighbours. What would our advice be? |
Unfortunately for you, updating nuclear stockpiles and disarmaments are not the same thing as breaking the NPT. All five N5 powers have reduced their stockpiles dramatically which is a tenet of the NPT. All five can provide ample proof that they have disarmed - just not all the way but then the NPT does not have a time limit nor prevents maintenance or replacing an old warhead with a new one.