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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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‘They are saluting his commitment to disarmament’

Originally published here. At the beginning of January 2007, four well-respected US statesmen got together and published an extraordinary editorial in the Wall Street Journal. It was based on their 40-plus years of experience in national and international affairs, working with both Democratic and Republican presidents. George Shultz, William Perry, Henry Kissinger, and Sam Nunn [...]
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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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