Library Documents on Iran's Nuclear Program
February 14, 2002
In recent weeks, Israeli rhetoric regarding Iran has grown more truculent, leading some to suspect possible military action. Responding to rumors of an impending Israeli strike on the nuclear facilities at Bushehr, Iranian Defense Minister Adm. Ali Shamkhani asserted his country had no ambition for nuclear weapons and warned of an "unimaginable"...
February 6, 2002
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Mr. Chairman, I appear before you this year under circumstances that are extraordinary and historic for reasons I need not recount. Never before has the subject of this annual threat briefing had more immediate resonance. Never before have the dangers been more clear or more present.
January 1, 2002
Chapter covering the nuclear, missile, biological, and chemical weapon capabilities of Iran with an analysis of these capabilities in a strategic context.
January 1, 2002
The Islamic Republic of Iran is situated in the Middle East and has an area of 1,648,195 square kilometres with a population of about 63 million, which has doubled over the last three decades (Table 1). It is bordered by Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan Republics and Caspian Sea in the north, Afghanistan and...
January 1, 2002
The Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) hereby submits this report in response to a Congressionally directed action in Section 721 of the FY 1997 Intelligence Authorization Act, which requires:
“(a) Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 6 months thereafter, the Director of Central Intelligence shall...
September 1, 2001
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The Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) hereby submits this report in response to a Congressionally directed action in Section 721 of the FY 97 Intelligence Authorization Act, which requires:
"(a) Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 6 months thereafter, the Director of Central...
August 9, 2001
Unofficial translation from Russian
Question: In the Caspian there has flared up a fairly sharp conflict with the participation of Iran, relating to the unsettled status of the sea. Is a common attitude possible that will suit all the coastal states?
June 28, 2001
SEN. SARBANES: The committee will come to order. The Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs Committee meets this morning to hear testimony with respect to the reauthorization of the Iran-Libya Sanctions Act, commonly known as ILSA. This act, which was passed by Congress in 1996, expires on August 5th of this year. And therefore, we face an immediate...
May 10, 2001
If the FCO will update the Committee on the perceived present missile threat to the USA and to Europe from North Korea; what progress there has been in confidence building between North and South Korea, and what assurances have been given by North Korea on future missile development?
We assess that there is no significant such threat today. We...
April 5, 2001
Policy points on how the U.S. should proceed in preventing greater military cooperation between Russia and Iran. Moscow has supplied Tehran with advanced weaponry and technology that is beneficial for the production of weapons of mass destruction. The U.S. must take the weapon transfer seriously as it affects U.S. regional economic and strategic...