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Iran will be able to develop enough weapons-grade material for a nuclear bomb and there is little that can be done to prevent it, an internal European Union document has concluded.
In an admission of the international community’s failure to hold back Iran’s nuclear ambitions, the document – compiled by the staff of Javier Solana, EU foreign policy chief – says the atomic programme has been delayed only by technical limitations rather than diplomatic pressure. “Attempts to engage the Iranian administration in a negotiating process have not so far succeeded,” it states.
In practice, the Iranians have pursued their programme at their own pace, the limiting factor being technical difficulties rather than resolutions by the UN or the International Atomic Energy Agency.
The admission is a blow to hopes that a deal with Iran can be reached and comes at a sensitive time, when tensions between the US and Tehran are rising. Its implication that sanctions will prove ineffective will also be unwelcome to EU diplomats. Only yesterday the bloc agreed on how to apply United Nations sanctions on Tehran, overcoming a dispute between Britain and Spain over Gibraltar.
Originally posted by Malichai
There has been no diplomacy because America refuses to discuss anything with them.
Iran has offered again and again to have direct talks with all concerned parties.
Diplomacy can't work when you won't even talk let alone listen.
Go back and look at the historical record. It's obvious that iran has been delaying any talks with any and eveyone to play for time - which allows them to keep working feverishly on completing their weapons program.
Originally posted by Vitchilo
Go back and look at the historical record. It's obvious that iran has been delaying any talks with any and eveyone to play for time - which allows them to keep working feverishly on completing their weapons program.
Yeah, that's why Iran stopped their nuclear program for over 2 years to talk with the UN, that they cooperate with US in Afghanistan, that they ask to help in Iraq, that they gave lot of Al-Qaeda operatives to US... Yeah that's why they are so bad... *removed*
The simple BS is that iran never stopped their nuclear program. But the appeasers have sold you on their story, so no need to say anything more, right? My god, where do you get your information? Cooperate in Afghanistan? Gave al-qaeda operatives to the U.S.? None of that ever happened. Hint: check your mirror for true location of the BS.
Originally posted by Malichai
There has been no diplomacy because America refuses to discuss anything with them.
Iran has offered again and again to have direct talks with all concerned parties.
Diplomacy can't work when you won't even talk let alone listen.
Originally posted by Vitchilo
then this stupid monkey in the white house blowed up all the relations... Thanks Bush, that's a clear proof that he wants to go to war with them no matter what. Do you want to kill someone who's helping you? No.
You would have had to actually read the article to know that the information and assessment of iranian intentions came from the EU's Solano (no friend of Bush, to be sure).
iran helping anyone? Maybe hezbollah kill and maim more women and children, but that would be about it.
Originally posted by scooler1
Everyone needs to do some research.
Iran is completely within its right to research and develop nuclear reactors for energy under the Non-proliferation Treaty. Guess what country is the only one that has not complied with it? The US!
Ever since the mullahs ousted and replaced the Shaw, the US has wanted to teach Iran a lesson. The US put the Shaw in power to be used as their political puppet. When he was removed from power, the US became angry. They have been planning to do something about Iran since the early 90s.
Since 2003, the US has slowly started the drum-beat for action in Iran. Now, we have alleged munitions being used to make deadly armor-piercing roadside bombs. It's funny that the pictures of some of the confiscated munitions that our "experts" are saying can only have come from Iran, are all labelled in english. Hhmmm, a country whoose main language is farsi is making bombs with all english labels?
Wake up, we are being fed this rhetoric to drum up a cause to attack Iran.
Originally posted by centurion1211
A just released says says that internal paers from the EU say that it is now too late to stop iran from building a nuclear weapon.
Originally posted by Awake and All Seeing
If Iran was building "the bomb" it's pretty damn difficult to conceal.