Library Documents on Iran's Nuclear Program
June 19, 2014
…There has been much discussion of the number of centrifuges Iran should be permitted to operate and quantities and enrichment levels of nuclear material it should be allowed to retain. Also discussed, have been measures to be taken at the Arak heavy water reactor, the design of which is similar to plutonium production reactors operating elsewhere.
June 18, 2014
Let me say a few words about Iran, and the issues that both the United States and Israel face in dealing with Iran. It is now clear that ongoing sanctions against Iran remain in place, and that the temporary, targeted, and reversible sanctions relief provided by the Joint Plan of Action has been extremely limited. During the same six month...
June 16, 2014
Good afternoon, everybody, or good morning or good evening depending upon wherever you are. Thank you for calling into this backgrounder today. We thought it would just be easier to do this by phone since you all are in many different places, and again, my apologies for the change in the schedule for our session last week. The schedule just...
June 12, 2014
The nuclear issue is at the core of America's current policy concern with Iran, but it is at the periphery of Iran's strategic calculus. The rational explanation for Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons capability is the desire to be able to deter an American or Israeli attack on Iran once and for all. That is a defensive objective whose primary aim...
June 12, 2014
America’s readiness to negotiate a deal with the Islamic Republic on its nuclear program is a source of deep concern among our traditional friends in the Middle East. For the Arabs, the fear is that the deal with come at their expense, with the United States increasingly seeing Iran as a partner. For the Israelis, the worry is that we will...
June 12, 2014
Weak or strong, comprehensive or limited, any deal will take several years if not decades to implement. In many countries of the region, the status quo will make way for a nuclear Iran. No countries, rhetoric aside, supports preemptive strikes against Iranian nuclear sites unless there is overwhelming evidence of further Iranian deception. Iran...
June 10, 2014
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June 10, 2014
…A Gold-Standard Monitoring Regime:An effective monitoring regime for Iran, should have the following attributes:--It should be capable of detecting at least militarily significant noncompliance.--It should create synergy in discovery of relevant Iranian activities among negotiated measures, international inspections, national intelligence means,...
June 10, 2014
…1. Verification undertakings by IranConsistent with the obligations of all members of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT), Iran will implement fully its obligations under the IAEA Statutes, Iran’s Safeguards Agreement with the IAEA [INFCIRC/214], and adheres to the modified Code 3.1. of the Subsidiary Arrangements.Iran ratifies and...
June 10, 2014
...A robust monitoring and verification protocol will be necessary to deal with Iran’s nuclear program. This will be a very difficult program to implement effectively. At a minimum it will require unfettered access to people and places. Indeed, if Iran were in compliance with the six UN Security Council resolutions, all forbidding Iran from...