Library Documents on Iran's Nuclear Program
February 16, 2005
The Committee will be in order.
The Committee on International Relations meets today on "United States Policy toward Iran: Next Steps."
Unlike our hearing last week on the Middle East peace process, this topic is one with respect to which good news is quite scarce.
Except for the ongoing conflict in Iraq, the difficulties involved in our...
February 16, 2005
This is the third time I report to you that Defense Intelligence is engaged in a war on a global scale. Most of the forces and issues involved in this war were addressed in my testimony last year. Several increased in severity or changed in composition. Few, unfortunately, decreased.
February 16, 2005
When it comes to Iran’s nuclear program, most U.S. and allied officials are in one or another state of denial. All insist it is critical to prevent Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons. Yet, few understand just how late it is to attempt this. Iran is now no more than 12 to 48 months from acquiring a nuclear bomb, lacks for nothing technologically...
February 16, 2005
SEN. ROBERTS(R-KS): (Sounds gavel.) The committee will come to order. Today the Senate Committee on Intelligence meets in open session to conduct its annual worldwide threat hearing. I would like to inform members that traditionally we have a closed hearing in the afternoon, but Secretary of State Rice is coming to the Senate to brief all members...
February 13, 2005
Visiting chairman of review conference on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), Sergio de Queiroz Duarte, from Brazil, on Sunday met and conferred with Iranian foreign minister, Dr Kamal Kharrazi.
At the meeting, the two sides discussed on the latest developments related to the review conference, the manner of assistance of the Islamic...
February 12, 2005
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
Mr Chairman, Allow me to begin by thanking you for having convened this meeting.
February 10, 2005
In the months since Iran promised negotiators from three European nations (EU-3) that it would temporarily halt all of its illicit nuclear programs in return for possible economic incentives, Tehran has made clear that it views the suspension as little more than a short-lived pause in its quest for nuclear weapons. Iran has repeatedly stated that...
February 10, 2005
Iran poses six threats to American interest including: a drive to acquire nuclear weapons, support of terrorist networks, aid to groups working against the Arab-Israel peace process, disruptive role in Iraq, expansionist radical ideology, and denial of basic human rights to its own population. Two tracks emerge within Washington to deal with these...
February 9, 2005
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MR. BOUCHER: Okay, let's start down here with Andrea Mitchell.
QUESTION: Thank you, Madame Secretary. Andrea Mitchell from NBC News.
February 9, 2005
Implications surrounding Iran’s nuclear program and possibility of nuclear proliferation by Iran’s neighbors.