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The Atomic Rulebook: Iran and IAEA Safeguard Violations

Originally published here. A Page From History, And The Atomic Rulebook On December 8, 1953, US President Dwight D. Eisenhower proposed that there should be an international, independent, nuclear watchdog agency, an organization to monitor “the dread secret and the fearful engines of atomic might…”. Thus, in 1957, the International Atomic Energy Agency, or IAEA [...]
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Beyond The Headlines: What’s Really Going On With That “Iran Nuclear Deal”?

Originally published here. It has been a very interesting and tense month-and-a-half for arms control and nuclear non-proliferation advocates, both those associated with a variety of Western governments as well as those in non-governmental organizations and think tanks. Against the backdrop of the September 25 revelation of a covert uranium enrichment facility in Iran, the [...]
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Questions, Treaties, and Safeguards: Iran’s Covert Nuclear Facility At Qom

Originally published here. Last week, amidst a flurry of nuclear non-proliferation-related meetings at the UN, the United States, Great Britain, and France made the announcement that for several years, Iran has been building a covert uranium enrichment facility near Qom. Their statement was actually preceded by an announcement from the world’s nuclear watchdog, the International [...]
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