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- Negar Phosphates Chemical Company uranium mining from phosphate deposits at Mishor Rotern.
For over six decades, Israel's nuclear weapons program remained ongoing. It's now one of the world's most sophisticated. Its submarines have nuclear-armed cruise and/or ballistic missiles.
It's believed to have hundreds of nuclear weapons, as well as short, medium, and intercontinental ballistic missile delivery systems.
No evidence of an Iranian nuclear weapons program exists. Claims about one are speculative at best. "We judge with high confidence that Iran will not be technically capable of producing and reprocessing enough plutonium for a weapon before about 2015."
If it wishes, Tehran has the "scientific, technical, and industrial" capability to do so, but no evidence suggests intent.
The environmental damage of an Israeli attack on Iran's Bushehr facility would be disastrous. In addition, immediate retaliation would follow. Israeli military and civilian centers, as well as known and suspected nuclear sites would be targeted.
Regional instability and terrorism would increase. Asymmetric attacks on US and allied interests would follow, including against Gulf shipping and efforts to disrupt oil flows.
Arab states don't condone Western WMD double standards. Nor do they accept attacking Iran on the pretext of a spurious existential Israeli threat.
"Any realistic resolution to the Iranian nuclear program will require an approach that encompasses Military, Economic, Political interests and differences of the West vs Iran. There will be no lasting resolution to the Iranian nuclear program until the broader interests of Iran, the US, the region and the world are addressed."
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