Joanna
uvj at vsnl.com wrote:
>Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
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>Defusing the nuclear Middle East
>http://www.thebulletin.org/article.php?art_ofn=mj04ramberg
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>It would take some doing, including the imposition of an effective
>enforcement mechanism, but a nuclear-free zone could be the best answer to
>proliferation in the Middle East.
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>By Bennett Ramberg
>May/June 2004 pp. 45-51 (vol. 60, no. 03) © 2004 Bulletin of the Atomic
>Scientists
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>Imagine the following: Despite having agreed to additional inspections of
>its nuclear-related facilities, Iran continues to hide and build its nuclear
>weapons program. The United States continues to raise objections, but the
>international community, in its deliberations, reaches an impasse. As a
>reflection of its military and political exhaustion in Iraq, the United
>States hesitates to act militarily. Meanwhile, Tehran silently progresses
>toward the bomb. Recognizing the threat to its security, Israel decides to
>respond with force. A regional political, military, and economic earthquake
>follows.
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