Publication Laka-library:
Iran’s nuclear programme: Facts, Dilemmas and the Political Debate (2006)
| Author | K.Koster, B.Brubacher, IKV, Pax Christ |
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| Date | March 2006 |
| Classification | 5.16.0.00/04 (IRAN) |
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From the publication:
INTRODUCTION This fact sheet gives an overview of the Iran/proliferation issue. In succeeding chapters it covers the key underlying problem: the dual nature of nuclear technology, the way this applies to Iran and the recent history of the crisis. There are strong misconceptions about the nature of the nuclear proliferation problem. The most important of these is the constant confusion about the nuclear infrastructure (like enrichment plants) for peaceful purposes as compared to the infrastructure for making nuclear weapons (which also involves enrichment plants). The technology is to a large extent precisely the same. Agreed international law and practice have put together an institution-the IAEA- and treaty -Non Proliferation treaty - which bridge this contradiction (atoms for peace versus atoms for war) without actually solving it. That is why these treaties should be seen as a kind 'holding action', rather than a proper blockade against the widespread proliferation of nuclear weapons technology. Because of this ambivalence it was necessary to list the published evidence about the Iranian nuclear programme, especially the IAEA sources and the conclusions drawn from them. Our conclusions are summarised in chapter VII, where the key political actors are also listed. An important gap in the non-state actors list concerns the positions and activities undertaken by various religious bodies. The appendices deal with the various sources on Iran and those that need to be consulted in order to follow the negotiating process.
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