Should Iran Be Allowed Nuclear Power?

• “Yes”

  

  “If Nuclear Power is a Pretext for Nuclear Weapons, Then NO”

• No Objections Yet

If Nuclear Power is a Pretext for Nuclear Weapons, Then NO

Edward Kee

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There is a view that Iran's pursuit of nuclear power is really a a weapons program.
 
If Iran cannot or will not abide by the terms of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), then it should not be allowed to have a nuclear power program.

The more compelling question is: "What can be (or should be) done if Iran persists with a nuclear weapons program?"

What is a concern is that Iran may not stop such a weapons program, even if faced with embargoes or other actions.

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"Yes" Edward Kee

• Nuclear Electricity is Not the Problem
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• Nuclear Weapons are the Problem
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• If Nuclear Power is a Pretext for Nuclear Weapons, Then NO
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"Yes" Muhammad Sahimi

• There is No Evidence for a Secret Weaponization Program
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• Exploiting Natural Resources is the Sovereign Right of Any Nation
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• The Correct Question To Be Asked
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• The International Community Must...
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"Yes" Kaveh L Afrasiabi PhD

• The United States is Not the World’s Gendarme
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• There is No "Smoking Gun"
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• The Time Has Come to End the Iran “Nuclear Crisis”
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"No" US Army War College

• This Question is Misleading
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• Iran Seeks Technologies and Materials Needed to Make Nuclear Weapons
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• Nuclear Program Correlates With Efforts to Build Missile Systems
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• Neither is This Just a U.S. or Even Merely European or Israeli Concern
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"No" Center for the Advancement of Capitalism

• Iran Cannot be Trusted With Any Power
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• Theocracy is a Mortal Threat
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• The Larger Issue at Stake and the Changes Iran Must Make
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• A Response to Muhammad Sahimi
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"No" David Bukay

• The UN Has Become Part of the Problem
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• A State Can Perform Programs Unless it Endangers Peace
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• The Question of Nuclear Iran
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Most Objections

• Iran Seeks Technologies and Materials Needed to Make Nuclear Weapons
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• Exploiting Natural Resources is the Sovereign Right of Any Nation
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• The United States is Not the World’s Gendarme
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Nuclear Power in Iran?

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