Iran intends to acquire nuclear weapons Position #32325

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IssueIran
IssueWhat does Iran want?
IssueDoes Iran want to acquire nuclear weapons?
PositionIran intends to acquire nuclear weapons
IssueImplications if Iran intends to develop nuclear weapons?
SupportiveArgument2009 IAEA internal report says Iran has data to make a nuclear bomb
SupportiveArgumentIran believes acquisition of nuclear weapons is in its interests
SupportiveArgumentIran seeking to master most sensitive parts of the nuclear fuel cycle
SupportiveArgumentIran working on 4-year plan to test a neutron initiator
SupportiveArgumentNatural for Iranians (as it is for US) to want nuclear weapons
OpposingArgumentUS National Intelligence Assesment (Nov 2007) suggests not
RelevanceBuy time to bring Iran's nuclear weapon program to fruition
AdvocacyEhud Barak
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Author: Ehud Barak
Cited by: David Price 8:39 PM Monday 1 March 2010 GMT
Also cited at: 29311, 53502, 53504, 53510, 53511, 53512, 53513, 53515, 97352, 97495, 98469, 98502, 98571, 98602, 149050, 149083, 149152, 149184, 150387, 150532
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BARAK: Let me tell you first. Iran is clearly heading toward nuclear missile capability. They're trying to defeat and defy the whole world. They're hoping to deter the whole world from responding to this. They have two examples in mind. One is Pakistan, which they feel somewhat similar. And the other is North Korea. And in those two cases they were successful against sanctions and whatever. So basically Amano of the IAEA, the new head of the IAEA, made quite important, courageous step by finally calling a spade a spade and told the world that people who are preparing neutron sources (ph) and implosion experiments with heavy metals -- they are bringing, or they are producing warheads of nuclear weapons for ground-to-ground missiles that could reach the whole region, not just Israel.
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Entered by:- David Price
Entry date (GMT): 10/7/2009 12:05:00 AM
Last edit date (GMT): 10/7/2009 12:08:00 AM
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