US supported Shah's desire for nuclear power and did not claim it enough oil for its needs.
Donald Rumsfeld in the 1980s visited Saddam Hussein and had no problem with his use of chemical weapons. See Washington Post article.
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| The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and its Importance to Disarmament Efforts The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) was signed on July 1, 1968 and entered into force on March 5, 1970. Central to the treaty is the concession of the Non-Nuclear Weapons States (NNWS) to refrain from acquiring nuclear weapons and in exchange, the Nuclear Weapons States (NWS) agree to make progress on nuclear disarmament and provide unrestricted access to nuclear energy for non-military uses. The NPT has become the cornerstone of global disarmament efforts. |
| Tracking Nuclear Proliferation: A Guide in Maps and Charts, 1998 |
| Center for Defense Information Resources on Nonproliferation |
| Proliferation News and Resources |
| NTI overview and Time Lines on Iran Nuclear capability |
| International
Weapons Conventions and Iran,
Iraq How Iran is complying while U.S. defies them in Iraq. |
| Mar 2005:
No More Nuclear Hypocrisy: Defending the Nuclear
Nonproliferation Treaty While the alarm is repeatedly sounded about Iran and North Korea, few news outlets told us when the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency denounced the hypocrisy of established nuclear powers like the US as a major force for proliferation of nuclear weapons in more and more countries. |
| Mar 2005:
On Iran, Bush Tries To Rewrite Treaty In what amounts to a reinterpretation of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, Mr. Bush now argues that there is a new class of nations that simply cannot be trusted with the technology to produce nuclear material even if the treaty itself makes no such distinction. |
| Mar
2005: Jimmy Carter -
Non-Proliferation Treaty - US must take the lead A group of ''Middle States'' has a simple goal: ''To exert leverage on the nuclear powers to take some minimum steps to save the non-proliferation treaty in 2005.'' Last year this coalition of nuclear-capable states -- including Brazil, Egypt, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand, South Africa, Sweden and eight NATO members -- voted for a new agenda resolution calling for implementing NPT commitments already made. Tragically, the United States, Britain and France voted against this resolution. |
| Apr
2005: Why Iran was NOT Hiding Nuclear Material from IAEA The
IAEA does not safeguard buildings. It safeguards nuclear materials. The
point is that no nuclear materials were introduced to these sites at
the time that they were "discovered". This is what the IAEA says
about nuclear safeguards: http://www.iaea.org/Publications/Factsheets/English/sg_overview.html |
| US
Nuclear ties with Iran in 70s US supported Shah's desire for nuclear power and did not claim it enough oil for its needs. |
| Past U.S.
Arguments
for Iran
Nuclear Power Mar 28, 2005 Donald Rumsfeld in the 1980s visited Saddam Hussein and had no problem with his use of chemical weapons. See Washington Post article. |
| Dec 2004:
Beheading ElBaradei by Jude Wanniski So here you have [IAEA head] Mohamed ElBaradei, who has been 100 percent correct in all his judgments, an international public servant who deserves the highest prizes for his competency, his honesty, and his diplomatic skills that are even now working to avoid further American blunders in Iran and North Korea. Yet, over the weekend, we discover through the Washington Post that you had authorized the wiretapping of ElBaradei's phone calls in his discussions with Tehran, hoping to find some dirt on him. |
| Dec 2004: Head of Nuclear Agency Assails US Eavesdropping on Him 12/23/2004 |
| Jan 2005: Bush blocks Euro plan to woo Iran over nuclear freeze] 1/28/2005 |
| Feb 2005: Europe, U.S. in Good-Cop, Bad-Cop Roles with Iran Sun 2/6/2005 |
| Feb 2005: Officials: U.S. Rebuffs Europe on Iran Nuke Talks Sun 2/6/2005 |
| Feb 2005: UN Nuclear Chief Urges U.S. to Join EU on Iran 2/6/2005 |
| Rice Says U.S. Won't Aid Europe on Iran Incentives 2/7/2005 |
| Feb 2005: U.S. May Give EU Till June to Coax Iran on Nukes 2/27/2005 |
| Iran says it fears leaked nuclear information 3/6/2005 |
| Mar 2005:
Gordon Prather: Sandbagging the EU on IRAN 3/10/2005 There is no possibility that the negotiations will be successful unless Bush guarantees that US or Israeli Likudniks won't attack Iran's IAEA-safeguarded nuclear-energy facilities. Nevertheless, senior US officials have argued that the US must at least appear to form a united front with Europe – just as we appeared to form a united front with Europe in the months leading up to our invasion of Iraq – so as to prepare the diplomatic ground for "joint action" in the event that the negotiations are not "successful." |
| Mar 2005:
Europe and U.S. Agree on Carrot-and-Stick Approach to
Iran Europe's leading nations, yielding to American demands for a tougher stance on Iran, warned Friday that any failure by the Iranian government to give up its suspected nuclear arms program would leave them "no choice" but to seek punishments at the United Nations Security Council. |
| Mar 2005:
Iran demands more US concessions The US should unblock frozen Iranian assets, lift sanctions and stop "hostile measures", a senior Iranian negotiator told BBC News. |
| Mar 2005:
Iran offers US share in nuclear programme To prove that it is not seeking atomic weapons, Iran plans to offer the United States a half share in any future nuclear programme, Hossein Kazempour, Iranian governor to the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and an energy adviser to the government, said on Wednesday. "The Americans can come and have 50-50 (of an Iranian nuclear programme)...This offer is on the table. But they have their suspicions. This could be removed by their presence (in the programme)." |
| Apr 2005: Israel Guns for Iran - Jude Wanniski The plan of the neoconservatives in the Bush administration, who work closely with Sharon, instead, aim at changing the terms of the NPT when the countries that are party to the treaty will gather in New York City in May for the 1970 treaty's Seventh Review Conference...How? By removing from its provisions the "inalienable" right of signatory nations to enrich uranium to the 4% potency required for power plants, but not the 90% required for nuclear weapons....The great danger in this neocon game plan is that when the members refuse to alter the NPT at its meeting in New York in May – as they surely will – the argument will be made that the US can no longer support the NPT and will abandon it as a mechanism for preventing non-proliferation. |
