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Iran's Military Nuclear Program Lasted Longer Than We Thought (thebulletin.org)
Lasrick writes: Two articles in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists analyze the IAEA's December 2nd report (PDF) on the possible military dimensions of Iran's nuclear program. Ariane Tabatabai goes into what the report did (and did not) reveal: "According to U.S. intelligence, Iran ceased its nuclear-weapon-related activities in 2003 and did not subsequently make a political decision to resume them. The IAEA report unsurprisingly indicates that Tehran did have a “coordinated” nuclear weapon development program until 2003. Iran further engaged in some activities after 2003 but these were not coordinated, according to the report." Harvard's Martin Malin summarizes key takeaways from the process: "[T]he report points out that, unfortunately, Iran has taken steps that make it more difficult for the country to put the past behind it."
Has Iran really finally given up on building a nuclear bomb (with which to attack Israel), or have they just moved it to some cave somewhere nobody has found yet, or maybe to another country, and this whole 'treaty' is just them buying time to complete the work? Guess we'll find out won't we? Sorry, but I have a hard time trusting the intentions of any country that teaches their schoolchildren to go around chanting 'death to America'.
Are YOU using the TOOL, or is the TOOL using YOU? Think about it!
Bleh, the militant christian theocracies support terrorism in many more "sovereign" nations. Including the aforementioned Kingdom of the Saudi prince. Oh, and let's not forget Israel, in case you want to go by numbers killed. Iran is assisting in our middle east/Africa destabilization efforts. They are and always have been a critical ally. We supply both sides to maintain a balance of terror, where nobody can really dominate and make peace.