Sunday, May 17, 2009

Nuclear Arms

The government of Iran does not support President Obama's plans for nuclear disarmament. They feel that the U.S. operates under a double standard when it come to their policy on Israel's nuclear weapons and Iran's nuclear program. The Iranians have stated they want to use their nuclear capabilities for peaceful purposes such as generating efficient energy to power their country. However countries such as the United States and Israel believe they have the capabilities to make weapons which in turn would would threaten the security of Israel since both states are antagonistic to one another. In addition, the Iranians would like the U.S. to make a more concerted effort to change its foreign policy stance in relation to Iran. It would like the U.S. to unfreeze its assets and lift other economic sanctions that are affecting the country. If the U.S. clears away these obstacles then the Iranian government would be more willing to talk about their nuclear capabilities. For President Obama's plan to work it has to overcome years of tension and conflict in the region. (www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,510020,00.html)

2 comments:

  1. Im not sure I would want to make changes just because the Iranians are not satisfied with our policies. What types of changes would need to be made in order to satiate the desire for Iran to feel less restricted by the US? These economic sanctions, are they in regards to the United States or Iran?

    On the issue of Iran's interest in maintaining the use of their nuclear capabilites, it would be difficult to completely eliminate this influence. Although some intentions regarding the power and energy, which are produced from nuclear reactions, may not be kept in a secure setting. Essentially, even if the Iranian government was to keep nuclear activity for positive uses, who can say that there would not be any kind of "under-the-table" dealings of nuclear energy and prodcuts for weapons manufacturing. I believe there would be more to the whole issue than letting Iran just keep their nuclear capabilities.

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  2. Good points, Anouymous! But if you are the leader of Iran, how can you justify your action theortically?

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