Library Documents on Iran's Nuclear Program
April 9, 2008
In response to the Iranian President's announcement yesterday that further centrifuges were to be installed at the country's uranium enrichment facility in Natanz, Federal Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier today (9 April) issued the following statement in Berlin:
"I view the Iranian President's announcement with grave concern. It signifies...
April 8, 2008
An Iranian nuclear weapons capability could embolden Iran as a destabilizing regional actor, threaten U.S. interests in the region, and stimulate further nuclear proliferation throughout the Middle East – increasing the risk of nuclear war and terrorism. I therefore applaud Congress’s efforts to increase the costs on Iran for pursuing this course...
April 8, 2008
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QUESTION: President Ahmadi-Nejad also said today that Iran's begun --
MR. MCCORMACK: He's been busy, hasn't he?
QUESTION: He's been quite busy, yes -
MR. MCCORMACK: Very busy.
QUESTION: -- that he begun - Iran has begun installing 6,000 new --
MR. MCCORMACK: Right.
QUESTION: -- centrifuges. And then he also said later, about 20 minutes ago...
April 8, 2008
A nuclear Iran poses a serious threat to peace in the region, to our allies, and our own national security. The Iran Counter-Proliferation Act of 2007 is another important tool the U.S. can use to put even more pressure on the Iranian regime to abandon its quest for nuclear weapons.
April 8, 2008
In this testimony I will discuss the following: the grave threat posed to the United States by Iran’s nuclear program, the current status of Iran’s nuclear program, two examples of how strong sanctions have previously stopped illicit nuclear weapons programs, Iran’s vulnerability to sanctions and the current status of...
April 8, 2008
SEN. BAUCUS: (Sounds gavel.) The hearing will come to order. The Earl of Mountbatten said, "If the third world war is fought with nuclear weapons, the fourth will be fought with bows and arrows." Few goals can be as momentous as preventing that third world war, and central to that end is continuing the proliferation of nuclear weapons to unstable...
April 8, 2008
The question of what to do about the Islamic Republic of Iran’s nuclear weapons aspirations has challenged the United States through several administrations. Indeed, the discussion about how to confront Khamenei, Ahmadinejad and their predecessors has so entered the rote of foreign policy debate that arguments for and against a particular...
April 8, 2008
As a general matter, unilateral sanctions rarely achieve U.S. foreign policy goals. The Peterson Institute for International Economics has concluded that unilateral U.S. sanctions in place from 1970-2000 were effective only 19 percent of the time, and most successes came where a modest policy change – like release of a political...
April 8, 2008
Today's announcement reflects the Iranian leadership's continuing violation of international obligations and refusal to address international concerns. This approach has not brought Iran international respect or accolade but rather increasing censure and sanction.
As President Bush said on the eve of Nowruz, Iran's leaders have isolated a great...
April 8, 2008
Praise be to God, Creator of the universe. Peace be upon the Prophet Muhammad and his infallible household. O God! We beseech you to hasten the advent of your regent. And please grant him good health and assistance. God! Make us the best of his companions to testify before him. God who excites hearts and eyes, the God who manages day and night,...