Posts About Nuclear

Political, Not Nuclear, Power Play

This dispute isn't about nuclear power - it's about political power, and whether America and Israel can stop Iran from becoming a counterweight to their influence in the Middle East.


Bureaucratic Mutiny May Backfire

The report is a bureaucratic mutiny - an attempt to determine policy by tying President George Bush's hands - but it may backfire.


The Arab World’s Nuclear Envy

Iran’s nuclear ambitions are about to jumpstart a dangerous regional proliferation race throughout the Arab world, in the name of standing up to America.


Nuclear Power the World's New Reality

The reality is that with oil prices soaring, nuclear energy will be even more necessary for power – so the world should get used to more countries seeking civilian nuclear programs.


The NIE Opening

The NIE creates a way for both parties to come to the negotiating table without losing face. Will they take that opportunity?


Don’t Trust a Liar

How can the world believe that Iran, a permanent liar, has corrected its ways?


The Iran Game, Round Two

How is the world different if Iran DOESN'T have a nuclear weapons program, as the CIA now says? The dominant debate here in America nowadays is that Iran will be America’s main challenge in the years to come. I would...


Trust Iran, But Verify

We made this mistake when we trusted North Korea’s nuclear intentions – and we’re about to make it again.


Nuclear Capacity Needed to Deter America

As long as America bullies Iran, Iranians will want to and should build nuclear capacity.


The Undignified Episodes of Jihad George

Bush is operating under an absurd hallucination that attacking Iran will actually solve some of America’s plethora of problems. He’s wrong.


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