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Why Iran's Supreme Leader Wants a Nuclear Deal
Trita Parsi, The Atlantic
March 26, 2015
There are few world leaders as powerful yet mysterious as Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Most of what has been written about him in English only adds to the confusion surrounding the man (Akbar Ganji's writings are a notable exception). The most common misinterpretation of him at the moment is that he is ideologically opposed to cutting a reasonable deal with the United States-the "Great Satan," as America is known among some Iranian leaders-over his country's nuclear program. But Khamenei wants a deal perhaps just as much as Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, who is widely credited with being the more moderate force behind the current negotiations. Far from betraying the Iranian Revolution, Khamenei may view the negotiations as helping fulfill its ideals.
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Questions for a Final Deal with Iran
JINSA's Gemunder Center Iran Task Force
After two renewed negotiating deadlines and more than a year of talks, momentum appears to be building for a comprehensive agreement on Iran's nuclear program. Specific parameters may remain unresolved, but the emerging contours of a prospective deal raise several fundamental concerns that must be addressed by Congress and the Obama Administration before there could be any assurance it would further U.S. national security interests.
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Judging a P5+1 Nuclear Agreement with Iran: The Key Criteria
Anthony H. Cordesman, CSIS
March 30, 2015
All too often in the real world, peace is an extension of war by other means. This is certainly the case with the P5+1 negotiations with Iran. The negotiations only have taken place because Iran faced sanctions and the equivalent of economic warfare. There is no evidence as yet that any agreement is going to bring a broader détente, and every aspect of the negotiations has so far left unresolved questions about the nature of Iran's nuclear programs, created new debates over trade-offs in Iran's efforts in return for easing sanctions, and involved a continuing propaganda and political battles between Iran and the members of the P5+1.
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John Mecklin, Foreign Policy
March 2015
In terms of warhead numbers, the nuclear arms race may be over. But massive weapons upgrades now underway challenge the entire disarmament regime.
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Philip Rood, Maritime Journal
March 20, 2015
A new nuclear detection technology is set to provide ports and Customs authorities with a cheaper and more efficient method of countering terrorists seeking to smuggle materials such as uranium, plutonium or radiological components for 'dirty bombs'.
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Pentagon has Done a Bad Job of Defending Nuclear Triad,
Air Force General Says
Marcus Weisgerber, Defense One
March 23, 2015
With hundreds of billions of dollars in new nuclear weapons being eyed over the next two decades, Pentagon leaders are pushing the value of the mission.
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International Convention on Nuclear Security
The Stanley Foundation
March 2015
This convention establishes an effective and sustainable international legal mechanism that allows for continuous improvement and adaptation of the global nuclear security regime. It addresses dangerous weaknesses that exist in the current regime by setting clear international security standards and allowing for the necessary assessment of their implementation. It supports the important work of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and is open to all nations.
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