DeadCanDance
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- May 29, 2007
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Originally Posted by GunnyL View Post
Seems to me twas you who said Iran ALREADY was complying and there was no evidence of a nuclear weapons program.
I never had you pegged for a dishonest liar.
Do a search. I have multiple posts that say Iran was complying to a large degree, but they still hadn't made any of their past activities transparent to IAEA....including past nuclear weapons research.
Here you go. Now's the opportunity for you to step up like a man, and admit your assertion was false.
DeadCanDance:
Iran has been subjected to sanctions because they haven't made their nuclear program transparent enough to satisfy international observers.
If you have proof they are current building a bomb, please provide it.
http://usmessageboard.com/showpost.php?p=620392&postcount=128
As for me, I've heard no evidence of an imminent threat, and at this point I think we need to apply pressure and diplomacy on Iran, to make their nuclear activities more transparent to international inspection. Nuclear proliferation is most certainly an area of deep concern, but you have not made a credible case for war.
http://usmessageboard.com/showthread.php?p=618543&highlight=transparent#post618543
The issue is transparency. IAEA is able to confirm certain aspects of the Iranian nuclear program, but there are still outstanding issues in terms of inspections and transparancy. These are technical matters that have to be worked out - it does NOT mean neccessarily that Iran has a bomb, is building a bomb, or is even close to having the capacity to produce weapons grade uranium.
Its definetly a problem. IAEA needs to be assured that all aspects of the iranian civilian nuclear program is transparent to international inspections, and that no declared material is diverted into a weapons program.
http://usmessageboard.com/showthread.php?p=612604&highlight=transparent#post612604
-Iran's cooperation has been mixed. Generally, Iran has provided sufficient and timely cooperation with IAEA inspectors. IAEA notes however, that the cooperation is reactive, and not proactive.
-A couple of outstanding issues remain, which IAEA seeks to address with Iran in the next few weeks. Having to do with increasing transparency of the entire scope and history of the iranian nuclear program. One, is if there is, or ever has been, alleged studies or research Iran has done with regard to nuclear weaponry. And two, IAEA needs further corroborations with regard to the P-1 and P-2 centrifuges and current enrichment activities, to build more confidence that there is complete tranparency and so that IAEA can determine that the program is completely civilian in nature, and there are no activites that could have military implications.