Category Archives: NPT

Bullying Iran

Posted on April 11, 2010 by Muller

See update below. When recently presenting the United States’ new nuclear strategy, largely narrowing the potential use of nuclear weapons, two exceptions were explicitly named by President Obama: ‘outliers’ North Korea and Iran. The former had left the Nuclear Non-proliferation … Continue reading →

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Containment

Posted on March 27, 2010 by Muller

“Iran continues to develop a range of capabilities that could be applied to producing nuclear weapons, if a decision is made to do so.” This seems to be the current valid formulation about the country’s nuclear program. The rulers of … Continue reading →

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An Upcoming War in the Middle East?

Posted on March 26, 2010 by Muller

According to a recent study presented by the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS), a Washington D.C.-based, bipartisan foreign policy think tank, “[T]here is a suspicion in the West that Iran wants to start an open ended dialog and negotiations … Continue reading →

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Once a Liar …

Posted on March 5, 2010 by Muller

Once a liar, always a liar. The Islamic Republic of Iran has a bad reputation when it comes to transparency regarding its nuclear, allegedly peaceful, program. While former Director General (DG) of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and 2005 Nobel … Continue reading →

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Red Herring?

Posted on March 3, 2010 by Muller

Yukiya Amano, the new Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, has a different tone than his predecessor Mohamed ElBaradei when informing the IAEA Board of Governors about Iran’s nuclear activities. When again reprehending the country’s lack of cooperation … Continue reading →

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